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Amidst the bustling crowds at Commons and McEwen dining halls, language faculty and students sit around a table to enjoy a meal while conversing in their chosen studied language. Hamilton’s “language tables,” as they are known, provide both valuable speaking experience and community building opportunities.

Associate Professor of Government Kira Jumet has been selected as a New York Six (NY6) Mellon Academic Leadership Fellow and will have opportunities to engage across the six-member consortium and access to mentors who will be a resource for their professional and leadership development.

Following a summer spent conducting research in Oriskany Creek and working alongside their faculty mentor, two student researchers recently earned recognition for their work at the Geological Society of America's Annual Meeting.

College videographer Zack Stanek takes a look back at 2022 at Hamilton.

When he looks to the sky it’s not a plane or Superman in his sights for ornithologist Craig Caldwell ’73, who resumed pandemic-restricted travel in 2022 in search of birds — Guatemala in April, a fourth trip to Brazil in June, and Australia in October.

December’s news highlights include an essay co-authored by President David Wippman on whether college is too hard and a New York Times essay featuring the use of oral exams at Hamilton.

Get to know a few members of the class and the courses they loved, their favorite campus meals (it’s a breakfast bunch!), and how they spent their first months on College Hill.

In an essay titled “Is College Too Hard?” appearing in Inside Higher Ed, President David Wippman began by reviewing student stress versus workload.

In his holiday video this year, President David Wippman ponders what it would have been like to attend Hamilton in the ’70s. With three taps of his red Converse sneakers, his wish comes true, and he’s a student on the Hill. Watch the video to see him travel back in time!