Hobart and William Smith Colleges receives unprecedented $70 million gift. Hobart and William Smith Colleges President Mark D. Gearan announced an unprecedented $70 million gift from Trustee L.

GENEVA, N.Y., March 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hobart and William Smith Colleges has received a transformative $70 million gift from Trustee Chair Emeritus L. Thomas Melly '52 and Judith Hershey Melly.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges President Mark D. Gearan announced an unprecedented $70 million gift from Trustee L. Thomas Melly ’52, L.H.D. ’02, and Judith Hershey Melly L.H.D. ’16 ...

GENEVA — Dr. Wendy Pearlman, a political scientist of the Middle East and author, will deliver the keynote address for Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ Anderton Forum for Global Engagement.

Kim Bierwert, who dedicated 44 years to coaching swimming and diving at Smith College, died on Feb. 22 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, according to his obituary. Bierwert joined Smith College in ...

For the third time in as many years, the Smith College women’s basketball team is making the most of March Madness. You can call it a three-peat of sorts as the Pioneers continue another run for ...

NORTHAMPTON — Smith College students and community partners who protested the Israel-Hamas war last spring will be continuing to rally at the institution Thursday. The Smith College chapter of ...

Is DeVonta Smith the greatest wide receiver in the history of college football? The former Alabama standout was asked that question during an appearance on Thursday’s episode of the podcast “7 ...

“Thousands of flowering bulbs that we’ve gotten ready so that people can enjoy a little bit of spring in the winter,” said Hilary Caws-Ewitt, a volunteer at the Smith College Botanical Garde ...

The Smith Quarterly was established in 1909 and is published by the Office of College Relations four times a year. The Smith eDigest is sent to all campus e-mail accounts, providing important notices, ...

Dan Singal is Professor of History Emeritus at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He is a specialist in 20th Century American History, with a focus on intellectual, cultural and political developments ...