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It was an exciting winter season for Hamilton athletics. Teagan Brown ’27 (women’s ice hockey), Nathaniel Taft ’27 (men’s swimming), and Luke Tchor ’27 (men’s hockey) were named NESCAC rookies of the year, and the women's hockey team again advanced to the NCAA playoffs. Here’s a look back at some of photographer Josh McKee's favorite action shots.
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For many Hamilton students, Tessa Chefalo is one of the first faces they see when they arrive on campus for orientation. As assistant dean of students, a large part of her role involves overseeing the major transition that first-year students undergo as they begin their studies. Chefalo has been working with orientation and new students since she arrived at Hamilton 10 years ago, and this year her dedication, creativity, and innovation were rewarded when she received the Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award from the National Resource Center for First-Year Students and Students in Transition.
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Emma Kerkman ’25 has been selected as the winner of the Dell Award, formerly the Isaac Asimov Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing for her story, “Lolo’s Last Run.”
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Nearly 100 women of color, including students, faculty, and staff, gathered in Tolles Pavilion on February 29 to honor and learn from each other’s experiences as part of a student-led tradition that is unique to Hamilton: Womanist Week.
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Steven Tepper and his wife, Dana, visited the Hill on February 29 for a day of events that included touring campus and academic facilities, meeting with students, faculty, and staff, and giving his first in-person remarks since being announced as Hamilton's 21st president.
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National and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, alumni, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus. February’s news topics included the economy, Black history, and a new college president, among others.
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This year’s Tolles Lecture featured a fusion of hip hop, power, protest, and humanity thanks to award-winning Indigenous DJ and producer Dan “DJ Shub” General.
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Hamilton College’s Common Ground program hosted WCNY (PBS) for the first installment of its “Ivory Tower on the Road” series at local colleges and universities for an hour and a half of debate, conversation, and disagreement.
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Professor of Philosophy and Africana Studies A. Todd Franklin was recently interviewed for the social justice news organization Truthout.
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In its second meeting of the 2023-24 academic year, the Hamilton Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa elected 17 members of the Class of 2024.
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