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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.

“Presenting the past or the present only and always in a favorable light does an enormous disservice to students, teachers and the truth,” writes President David Wippman, co-author of “When books are banned, 'education is impoverished, and everyone loses'" in The Hechinger Report.

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 Stacey Boyd visited a refugee camp in Kenya, she met a group of girls who were educated through a program sponsored by a telecommunications company. That achievement inspired her to create an online retailer that combined business and philanthropy.

In Hamilton’s annual Constitution Day lecture, Amherst College Professor Austin Sarat delivered a talk titled “Everyone Knows That American Democracy Is in Trouble: But Maybe Donald Trump Is Not to Blame.” Sarat’s presentation cataloged the demonstrable deterioration of American democracy, focusing in particular on evidence gathered prior to the Trump presidency

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.

Early this summer, Lilia Harlan ’22 began to strategize about how to connect students and faculty concerned about sustainability and climate change and just. The result — the Sustainability Fair.

After a year like no other, La Vanguardia recognized a need to remember, reconnect, and keep moving forward. That’s why the students of the Latinx organization are focusing this year’s Latinx Heritage Month celebration on three essential cultural elements for many Latinx communities: Recuerdos (memories), raíces (roots), and renacimiento (rebirth).

Brent Rodriguez-Plate, professor of religious studies by special appointment, and Kasia Stempniak, a visiting assistant professor of French and Francophone Studies, will be supported in their research by the newly established Dr. Edgardo Yordán Humanities Faculty Endowment.