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It was clear from the first speaker that a Hamilton virtual vigil to honor black lives lost to racism was meant to inspire positive action.

In a letter with the headline Intellectual Diversity in College, Wippman discussed political polarization on campuses and the importance of “encouraging students to develop certain habits of mind, habits that include testing their ideas, searching for evidence and learning to construct, critique and defend arguments, all of which require thoughtful consideration of opposing viewpoints.”

Paola Lopéz – a student affairs professional with expertise in diversity, equity, and inclusion – has been named director of the Days-Massolo Center.

One of Ferdous Dehqan’s earliest memories is one of fear. He recalls holding hands with his mother while walking past a Taliban checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. “What if they stop us?” he thought to himself. “What if they hit my mother?” Dehqan is one of five young Muslims participating in an interview-based theater production —“Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity”— which focuses on their experiences both before and after the morning of September 11, 2001.

The C. Christine Johnson Voices of Color Lecture Series recently offered Hamilton students an opportunity to connect with their faculty and administrators outside of the classroom and on a personal level. Discussing race and gender, five faculty and staff members shared their experiences about negotiating their roles in their respective fields, despite the obstacles that gender and being a person of color impose.

Hamilton College Performing Arts presents Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity on Saturday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m., in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts. Beyond Sacred is an interview-based theater production by Ping Chong + Company exploring the social challenges faced by young Muslims — at school, at work, and anywhere else.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President David Wippman, Dean of Students Terri Martinez and leaders of the Days-Massolo Center hosted “We Are His Dream,” an event to make a conscious effort as a community to keep King’s vision alive.

A large crowd gathered in the Events Barn on Nov. 9 for Multicultural Mayhem, a celebration of diversity through performances, fashion, and food. The event was organized by On the Move, a student organization that builds relationships between Utica’s refugee community and Hamilton College.