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In the true spirit of Hamilton’s liberal arts education, various classes offer students an opportunity for unique experiences in the field of Humanities. Taught by Professor Knauer, The Matter of the Text focuses on exploring the material conditions of the texts we read and how the medium in which they’re presented affects how we understand them.

Members of the cultural organization La Vanguardia joined students and young professionals from various different colleges across the country for a conference from March 8 - 10 to highlight the amazing work being done by Dominicans in the United States. The event, hosted at Columbia University in New York City, served as a celebration of the Dominican identity.

A group of Hamilton upperclassmen gathered on Feb. 11 to discuss their internship experiences as a part of the “How I Got My Internship” panel series. Each member of the four-person group secured their respective internship through different means, and offered their peers helpful advice on how to get through the process.

Members of the Oneida Indian Nation of New York joined the Hamilton community to bring awareness to the American Indian experience in an event whose sponsors include the Religious Studies Department, through the dean of faculty.

A member of the Oneida Indian Nation of New York joined the Hamilton community on Dec. 7 to help commemorate Samuel Kirkland’s birthday. A community lunch, sponsored by the Shenandoah-Kirkland Initiative, Chaplaincy, and other organizations on campus served as a celebration of Kirkland’s vision to connect with Haudenosaunee culture and the Oneida people.

A collection of primarily 20th century resources on African-American history in Utica and the Mohawk Valley was recently donated to the Burke Library Special Collections by Kirkland Alumna Cassandra Harris-Lockwood K’74.

Samuel Bowlby ‘04 returned to Hamilton on Nov. 11 to present the sixth annual General Josiah Bunting III Veterans Day lecture. Bowlby is a veteran who served as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps.