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July 11, 2016

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Dear Students,

I had hoped my first email to you as President of Hamilton College would be to recognize and celebrate one of the many wonderful aspects of our extended community. I write instead in response to the extraordinary sequence of recent tragic events in Orlando, Baton Rouge, St. Paul and Dallas, and in so many other communities around the world, from Iraq to Bangladesh.

These events affect all of us, but they may be felt particularly acutely by some members of our community. I want to acknowledge that fact and to encourage anyone who may wish to take advantage of counseling or other resources to contact David Walden at Hamilton’s Counseling Center (dwalden@hamilton.edu). David is available to help you identify local services available to you during the summer months.

As a society, we continue to grapple with racism, inequality, violence and similar challenges. Hamilton has made progress in addressing these issues, but we can do more. It is incumbent on all of us to foster an environment in which every student can thrive; in doing so, we make Hamilton stronger and better prepare all of us to help solve the problems we see around us.

I look forward to learning with and from you when we are all on campus this fall.

Sincerely,

David

Recent Events, July 11, 2016