News at Hamilton
The Mellon Foundation has awarded Hamilton College a $750,000 grant to establish a program in American Indian and Indigenous Studies (AIIS). This grant will support efforts to fulfill one of the College’s original missions: to provide an immersive and inclusive education in American Indian and Indigenous Studies and to significantly amplify the efforts of Hamilton to build a sustainable partnership and productive collaborations with the Oneida Indian Nation.
Class of 2028’s First Thoughts on Hamilton
With their first semester at Hamilton now completed, members of the Class of 2028 took a moment to look back.
Experiential Learning: Education Outside the Classroom
At Hamilton College, learning transcends geographic boundaries and traditional methods, providing students with unique and memorable experiences that bring their material to life.
Kudos! Student, Faculty, Staff Accomplishments for Late Fall 2024
Students and faculty ended the fall semester strong as they published academic papers, presented research, and won prestigious awards.
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Getting sent to the principal’s office in eighth grade might have been the best thing that ever happened to Dyan Finguerra- DuCharme ’92. Her offense? She stood up in class to defend a student who was being treated unfairly.
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The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund recently awarded nearly $123,000 to 13 local non-profits and public safety organizations serving the Town of Kirkland and the Village of Clinton.
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Working to pay rent in New York City, Ondine Jean-Baptiste ’17 took a job as a real estate receptionist. As she fulfilled her duties, Jean-Baptiste also armed herself with the tools and mindset of an ambitious journalist.
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In the summer of 2022, Professor of Biology Mike McCormick began research on a green beach in Long Island, N.Y.
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The Mellon Foundation has awarded Hamilton College a $750,000 grant to establish a program in American Indian and Indigenous Studies (AIIS).
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National Media
Major national and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus.
“Integration of immigrants starts from the ground up. Just ask Lewiston.” (Meredith Brubaker ’26)
Portland Herald (Maine)
The Conversation, Religion News Service and Yahoo
