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Student sightings of Secret Service agents in academic buildings raised excitement across campus and heralded the arrival of this year’s inaugural Common Ground event, as Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack ’72 was one of the featured speakers.
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Heather Martinez joined the College on Aug. 1 as associate vice president for finance and controller. Martinez, who has more than 20 years of public accounting experience, comes to Hamilton from Carthage College in Wisconsin where she was controller.
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August’s news highlights ranged from Confederate memorials to town hall protocols. Links are provided, but some may require subscriptions to access content. Please contact Vige Barrie if you cannot open a link or do not have a subscription.
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Hamilton alumnus and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack ’72 and Rep. G.T. Thompson, chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, will kick off Hamilton’s 2023-24 Common Ground series with a discussion about bipartisanship, agriculture, and climate. The event will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m. in Wellin Hall. Edvige Jean-François ’90, a media consultant and award-winning journalist, will moderate.
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Communications Office writer Evan Robinson ’23 recently spoke with Ariel Adams, Hamilton’s new director of student activities, who previously held similar roles at SUNY Potsdam and the College of Mount Saint Vincent. The two discussed Adams’ career path and her thoughts on starting out at Hamilton. Below are excerpts from their conversation.
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“We’re not changing history, we are changing commemoration,” said Visiting Professor of History and Brigadier General (ret.) Ty Seidule during an interview on public radio’s “On the Media.” Titled “Removing the Relics of the Lost Cause,” the segment delved into the ongoing debate surrounding the commemoration of historical events and icons associated with the Lost Cause movement.
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“Florida’s new Black history standards are misleading and offensive” an op-ed co-authored by President David Wippman and Cornell Professor Glenn Altschuler, expounded on the serious omissions in the state’s new Black history standards.
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July’s news highlights ranged from women’s basketball to writing a college essay.
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Because Hamiltonians remain committed to supporting the College’s mission through their generosity, the 2022-23 Hamilton Fund has exceeded its goal of $7.25 million.
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“Worries about a gender gap on campuses oversimplify the situation,” an essay co-authored by President David Wippman in The Washington Post, provided an overview of women’s participation in higher education beginning in the colonial period.
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