Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Associate Professor of Political Science Paul Passavant leads a discussion about the book Winner-Take-All Politics by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson in order to understand how the transformation of different political institutions in the U.S. have contributed to the policy outcome of growing economic inequality.

Professor of Womens Studies Betty Bayer works with students in her Feminist Theory class as they prepare for their presentations for the upcoming 1977 National Womens Conference at the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.

Shruthi Shyam '19, Yating Zhang 19 and Oneal Senra 16 find a relaxing place to study for final exams in the Warren Hunting Smith Library on Wednesday afternoon.

The sun sets over the HWS campus on Thursday evening.

Students in Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Robin Lewis' Group Senior Integrative Experience pose for a photo after completing their final harvest from the HWS Fribolin Farm high tunnel.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Robin Lewis first-year Sustainable Living and Learning Community gather in Rees Hall for a screening of the film, The True Cost, a documentary that explores the impact of fashion on people and the planet.

Professor of Music Bob Cowles addresses the crowd in the Vandervort Room during the Colleges Chorale and Cantori Madrigal Dinner to benefit Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes. Safe Harbors provides services for individuals who have experienced sexual assault, sexual abuse and interpersonal violence.

Members of the Colleges Chorale and the Colleges Brass Ensemble, led by Professor of Music Bob Cowles, perform in the Vandervort Room as guests enjoy an evening of music and great food during the benefit program for Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes.

Members of the Colleges Chorale, led by Professor of Music Bob Cowles, perform during the Colleges Chorale and Cantori Madrigal Dinner to benefit Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes.

Semifinalists in the fifth installment of the Stu Lieblein 90 Pitch Contest pose for a photo in the Centennial Center for Leadership (CCL). The contest is an entrepreneurial leadership competition organized by the CCL in which students compete for the top prize, a $10,000 grant to fund their idea.

Eric Weaver, founder and executive director of Overcoming the Darkness, presents his talk Out of the Darkness in Albright Auditorium. The presentation, sponsored by the international psychology honor society Psi Chi and the To Write Love on Her Arms student organization, focused on creating a culture that openly discusses mental illness.

Students, faculty and staff fill the Vandervort Room of the Scandling Campus Center for the annual First-Year Seminar Symposium, which provides a platform for first-year students to share their academic work with the campus community.

Samantha Morris 19, Julia Schwartz 19 and Samuel Butterfield '19 present their work from their first-year seminar, Face to Face (Interrogating Race), taught by Assistant Professor of Africana Studies James McCorkle 76.

Assistant Professor of Geoscience Nick Metz poses with students who are taking his first-year seminar, Climate Change: Science & Politics, during the First-Year Seminar Symposium in the Vandervort Room.

Students pose for a photo during the annual Hobart and William Smith Kwanzaa celebration in the Vandervort Room. This year the celebration was inspired by the South African word ubuntu, which loosely translates to I am because we are.

Sankofa President Afrika Owes '16 offers her opening remarks during the annual Kwanzaa celebration in the Vandervort Room.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Rodmon King gives a hug to Centennial Center for Leadership Program Manager for Global and Community Leadership Programs Solomé Rose and Residential Education Area Coordinator Joshua Kolapo. Rose and Kolapo will take over as advisers to Sankofa next semester.

Shannon Times '08 lights the candle for Umoja (unity) during the candle lighting ceremony. Each candle represents one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.

The Hip~NotiQs Step and Dance Team performs in the Vandervort Room during the annual Kwanzaa celebration on Saturday night.

Members of the HWS community celebrate Kwanzaa in the Vandervort Room.

Chelten Leggett 18 and Cecelia Foley 19 smile for the camera in the Sanford Room during the Writers Block Party sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Matthew Fox 19 receives some help on a paper from Caitlin Petty 16 during the Writers Block Party in the Sanford Room on Saturday night.

Students gather in the Intercultural Affairs lounge with Community Lunch Program Coordinator Stu Einstein and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Whitney Mauer to discuss food waste and recovery on the HWS campus.

Katherine Campbell '18, Danny Cabrera '16 and Sean Bright '17 lead an economics review session in the Geneva Room as part of the Writers Block Party sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Students gather in the Abbe Center for Jewish Life to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.

The annual Fried Food Fest kicks-off traditional Hanukkah celebrations in the Abbe Center for Jewish Life.

Students gather in the Abbe Center for Jewish Life for an edible dreidel-making activity using marshmallows, pretzel sticks and Hershey Kisses.

Director of the Abbe Center for Jewish Life Julianne Miller leads students and community members in the Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony in the Abbe Center on Wednesday night.

Matthew Fox 19, Jessica Lohre 16 and Joy Gitter 16 paint their own dreidels as part of Hanukkah celebrations in the Abbe Center for Jewish Life.

Assistant Professor of Dance Kelly Johnson leads a movement workshop as part of the Leadership League of Women's Empowerment through Movement day in the Barn.

Founder of the Leadership League of Women Virginia DeWees '16 and Cindy Famutimi '17 participate in an Empowerment through Movement day activity led by Associate Professor of Theatre Heather May and social justice performance troupe Mosaic NY. May is the founder and director of the troupe.

Fisher Center Faculty Research Fellow Nicholas Beuret leads a discussion on the political and aquatic aspects of climate change as part of the final lecture of this semesters Fisher Center Speaker Series.

In the Fisher Center, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Elizabeth Johnson presents her talk Our Futures with Jellyfish: Dreams of Ecological Apocalypse and Everlasting Life.

Members from the Service-Learning Advisory Council and HWS Community Advisory Council meet to discuss and draft a position statement on authentic partnership and to review resources from the Campus Compact and Community-Campus Partnership for Health.

Members of the Women's Studies Department gather in the Fisher Center for a conversation about reproductive justice and freedom.

Micaela Carney '17 walks the runway during the student-produced, student-designed fashion show hosted by the Arts Collective in the Vandervort Room on Saturday night.

Colin Marker 18 walks the runway during the Arts Collective fashion show in the Vandevort Room on Saturday. Six student designers presented a total of 13 fashion pieces.

Lucie Mendelson 17 and Jessica Nelson 17 kayak along the coastline of Able Tasman National Park on the South Island of New Zealand during a study abroad trip led by Professor of Education Jim MaKinster.

Students studying abroad with Professor of Education Jim MaKinster pose for a photo after kayaking the coastline of Able Tasman National Park on the South Island of New Zealand.

Union College student Meghan Keator and Stephanie Kenific '17 pose for a photo during a visit to Coumeenole Beach on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland. Keator and Kenific are currently participating in the Galway, Ireland abroad program.

Grace Durham '18 holds off a Chatham University player during the 3-0 victory at The Cooler on Saturday.

Kiley Fewster 18 finds the back of the net during the game against Chatham University on Sunday night.

Bobby Sokol 17 fires a shot on the goal as the Statesmen hold off the Skidmore College Thoroughbreds for a 2-1 victory on Friday night.

Mac Olson '16 sends in an assist during the non-league game played Saturday afternoon in The Cooler.

Lily Shea '20, the daughter of Thomas G. Shea Jr. '90, P20 and Caroline Zacavish Shea '88, P20, poses for a photo with Associate Director of Admissions Suzanne Willard '99 after receiving her early acceptance letter from William Smith College.

Michael Lucas 15, Matthew McGriff 15, Henry Smith 15, Doug Melick 91 and Kyle Bayly 15 pose for a photo during the New York City Holiday gathering at the Council on Foreign Relations in Manhattan.

President Mark D. Gearan poses for a photo with Aloysius Kolubah 15, Tatyanna Jack 15, HWS Admissions Counselor Rose Cherubin 15 and David Luna 14 during the New York City Holiday Gathering at the Council on Foreign Relations.