President Wippman’s Writings & Remarks

Like many of you, I have been following the news about the shootings in California and the police violence in Memphis, events that evoke a range of emotions, including grief, frustration, and anger.

In 2005, to mark the 60th anniversary of the day Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 60/7 designating January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. 

The campus has been quiet since final exams ended on December 16, although several dozen students remained in Clinton during the break, and many more returned early to practice and compete with our winter sports teams or to prepare for the arrival of our new Jan students.

Today’s observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a celebration of the civil rights leader’s work to promote racial justice and equality and a reminder of our obligation to help fulfill the dream that he articulated on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963.

On Friday, Dec. 2, the Board of Trustees held its annual winter meeting in New York City in conjunction with the 1812 Leadership Circle Weekend.

I can’t tell you how appreciative I am for a more typical and enjoyable semester after several years of pandemic-imposed restrictions. 

On October 6-8 the Board of Trustees met on campus for its annual fall meeting.

President Wippman welcomes three new cabinet-level positions, including the inaugural vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

To the returning members of our community, welcome back. To our new students, faculty, and staff, welcome to Hamilton!

I am writing to share the sad news that life trustee David Mason ’61 has died, just eight months after his wife Peggy passed following a lengthy illness.