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Nearly 200 students, faculty, and administrators gathered to discuss “Hope, Hate, and Race” at the annual Posse Plus Retreat (PPR), a weekend-long event where college community members discuss the impact of reoccurring social issues.
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On Saturday, Nov. 11, the Days-Massolo Center, with Monk Rowe, “Doc” Woods, and The College Hill Singers, presented a variety of interpretations of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” as part of a celebration of our collective journeys.
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For decades, Hamilton’s diversity overnight program has welcomed prospective students to the Hill to provide them with an opportunity to visit campus, attend classes, and experience life as a Hamilton student. On Sept. 17, 41 students from all around the country arrived for the first of this year’s two three-day programs
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Ann Owen, Henry Platt Bristol Professor of Economics, directed a mentoring workshop for junior female economists at top liberal arts colleges and other institutions that do not offer an economics Ph.D.
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Three Hamilton students were among some 200 participants who gathered at Williams College for the 2017 Creating Change Consortium (C3 Summit). The C3 Summit, hosted by a different Liberal Arts Diversity Officers (LADO) college each year, brings together underrepresented students from LADO institutions and pre- or post-doctoral candidates from research universities. This year’s theme was The Transformative Power of Race in the Academy: Measuring Change, Charting Futures, where participants discussed the priority of diversity and inclusion in the academy.
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More than 190 Hamilton students, faculty and administrators attended the annual Posse Plus Retreat, a weekend-long event of discussion on a specific topic. The event marks the 16th year that Hamilton has partnered with the Posse Foundation.
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Multicultural Mayhem celebrated cultural diversity at Hamilton College on Nov. 4 at the Events Barn. Dance performances by local community members and a student fashion show highlighted the evening.
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Italian filmmaker and producer Fred Kuwornu, who’s on campus this week to present three of his documentary films, is also spending time lecturing in some classes. He visited Mary Sisler’s Italian 130 class on Oct. 17.
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Minority Access, an organization committed to improving access in education, employment and research, recognized Hamilton as a National Diversity Institution at the 17th National Role Models Conference. Director of Opportunity Programs and Interim Director of Diversity and Inclusion Phyllis Breland, who nominated the College, accepted the award on Oct. 1 at the Washington, D.C., event.
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Director of Opportunity Programs and Interim Director of Diversity and Inclusion Phyllis Breland ’80 presented a webinar titled “Routine for Learning” on July 15. The presentation was part of the NYGEAR UP summer webinar series presented by The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) in New York.