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Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, will deliver Hamilton College’s 2018 Commencement address and receive an honorary degree on Sunday, May 20, at 10:30 a.m., in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.
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Year’s end is the occasion for many “best of” and “most read” news story compilations. Here’s a look at some of the most popular articles on Hamilton’s website in 2017.
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In his address at Hamilton’s commencement Baker shared five observations with the Class of 2017, reminding them that “discussing differences is not a war, it’s a conversation. There can always be more than one point of view.”
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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker will deliver the Commencement address and receive an honorary degree on Sunday, May 21, at 10:30 a.m., in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.
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While the Broadway musical Hamilton took the nation by storm in 2016, there was plenty happening at the “original” Hamilton too. Here’s a look back at the stories that garnered the greatest attention on the College’s news site this year, based on the number of views.
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With a well-known commencement speaker who holds controversial views, Hamilton may have anticipated a bit more national media attention to the event than in past years. What was not expected was additional focus on the dean of faculty.
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In his address at Hamilton’s commencement, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel told the Class of 2016, “At this time in your life you know fewer limits, fewer taboos and fewer fears than you ever will in the future. So do not squander your ignorance! Go out and do what your teachers and parents thought could not be done, and what they never thought of doing,” he urged.
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American entrepreneur Peter Thiel, co-founder of worldwide online payments system PayPal, will deliver the Commencement address at Hamilton College on Sunday, May 22, at 10:30 a.m., in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.
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In his address at Hamilton College’s commencement, former U.S. ambassador to Germany and longtime top-level executive at Goldman Sachs Philip Murphy advised the Class of 2015 that as they enter the world, above all else “it is the content of your character that counts” and stressed that “the power of the individual to change the world is undiminished.”
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Hamilton College has a long history of engagement in the Foreign Service beginning with alumnus Elihu Root, class of 1864, who served as U.S. Secretary of State for four years beginning in 1905. Given this legacy, it is not surprising that one current and four former ambassadors are sharing their experiences and perspectives with the campus community this semester.
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