Carville: "No success without failure"

"Everybody wants to be a success, but no one wants to stop to understand what it takes to be a success -and what it takes to succeed is to understand that failure is part of the process," said James Carville, one of America's best-known political commentators and a leading citizen in the revitalization of post-Katrina New Orleans, as he delivered the 2013 Commencement Address at Hobart and Willia...  More >>

Transitioning at Baccalaureate

"Why are you here?" asked Chaplain Lesley Adams at Saturday's Baccalaureate Ceremony. "Stop for a moment, and take the time to appreciate the change taking place." Hobart and William Smith faculty and staff members gathered with the members of the Classes of 2013 and their families to pause in the midst of the whirlwind of Commencement weekend for the traditional Baccalaureate Ceremony held in T...  More >>

Academic Rigor Recognized

For their dedication to academic excellence, members of the Classes of 2013 had their moment of recognition Saturday morning during the annual Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony held this year at the Robert A. Bristol '31 Field House. "We warmly welcome all of our students who will be acknowledged here this morning and we congratulate them for their hard work," said President Mark D. Gearan dur...  More >>