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The Hamilton Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa recently elected 10 members of the Class of 2022: James Argo, Sarah Bargamian, Emma Berry, Heather Devlin, Madeleine Howe, Haoying (Ivy) Huang, Christopher Inkiow, Lydia McGinn, Madeleine Wallace, and Emily Walker.

When the books closed on June 30, 2021, $7.23 million had been raised for the 2020-21 Hamilton Fund, surpassing the $7.2 million goal. Nearly 39 percent of alumni contributed.

Just like the Writing and Oral Communication centers help students hone their writing and speaking skills, Hamilton’s Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning (QSR) Center focuses on another aspect of the College’s curriculum by assisting students taking courses with a mathematics/quantitative component or who need statistical support for theses, research, and projects.

Hamilton welcomed 51 new faculty members including eight new tenure-track in addition to visiting professors, lecturers, and teaching fellows for the 2021-22 academic year. The College is in the midst of a 10-year period, begun in 2015, during which nearly half of its faculty will reach average retirement age.

Featuring four interactive works that transect the Wellin Museum’s Dietrich Exhibition Gallery, Sarah Oppenheimer: Sensitive Machine breaks down barriers among art, audience, and architecture. Tracy L. Adler, Johnson-Pote Director of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, recently discussed the artist and her work.

When Americans gather in Lower Manhattan and Shanksville, Pa., to mark the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the work of two Hamiltonians will help them remember that tragic day.

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.

Ethan Bair joins Hamilton this semester as rabbi for the Jewish community after eight years as a congregational rabbi, most recently at Temple Beth Sholom, Miami Beach.

While most campus activity remained virtual this summer, three Hamilton faculty members brought colleagues and students from around the globe together by hosting academic conferences. Assistant Professor of Physics Kristen Burson co-chaired the 81st Physical Electronics Conference (PEC), Associate Professor of Sociology Jaime Kucinskas convened a Social Mindfulness Symposium, and Associate Professor of Philosophy Russell Marcus co-organized the American Association of Philosophy Teachers (AAPT) summer series.

Hamilton College President David Wippman and Glenn Altschuler, the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies at Cornell University, address the challenge of balancing safety with a normal college experience in an op-ed published in Inside Higher Education on Aug. 19.