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Campaign Tops $100 Million

Just one year after its public kick-off, the Excelsior Campaign has reached $100 million in gifts toward its $175 million goal. Campaign priorities include support for new and expanded campus facilities, scholarships and faculty development. More...

Measuring Youth 'Hot Button' Issues

Student researchers at Hamilton, in collaboration with the polling firm Zogby International, surveyed 1,000 high school seniors from across the U.S. for a study of attitudes on abortion, guns and gays. The poll was the eighth funded by Hamilton's Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center. More...

Hamilton 4th in Nation for Fulbright Scholarships

Eight Hamilton graduates received Fulbright Scholarships for the 2005-06 academic year, placing Hamilton fourth on the list of top Fulbright recipients. The prestigious award offers international opportunities through educational exchange. More...

Election of Alumni Trustees

Each year, three candidates are nominated by the Alumni Council for four-year terms as alumni trustees. Alumni may also become petition candidates. This year, there are five candidates for three alumni trustee terms beginning on July 1. More...

Brewer, Phelan and Reynolds Promoted to Professor

Three members of the Hamilton faculty have been promoted. They are Karen Brewer, chemistry; Catherine Phelan, communication; and Patrick Reynolds, biology. More...

Stetson Returns as Football Coach

Steve Stetson, associate head football coach at the University of New Hampshire for the past four years, has been named the Mary Jayne Comey and Mac Bristol '43 head football coach. He returns to the Hill where he was head coach from 1982-84. More...

Article by Hamilton Scientists Recognized as One of Most Accessed on Web

An article by Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry Karl Kirschner, Winslow Professor of Chemistry George Shields and Goldwater Scholar Mary Beth Day '07 was one of the most accessed research articles for the third quarter of 2005 in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A. More...

Alternative Spring Break Trips to Tackle Hurricane Katrina Clean-Up

Hamilton's 13th annual Alternative Spring Break (ASB) will take a new turn this year as all six volunteer service trips will travel to cities in Louisiana and Mississippi that were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. More...

Winter Sports Heat Up

Paced by men's basketball (10-2 as of 1/18/06), the Continentals' winter teams are hitting full stride. Visit the Athletics page to see when a team will be traveling to your area or to catch up on the latest results.

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Michael Cleary

Hamilton Alumnus
Killed in Iraq
First Lt. Michael Cleary '03 was killed Dec. 20 in Samarra, Iraq, after his unit was ambushed by insurgent forces. A graduate of Airborne School, Ranger School and Anti-Terrorist School, his active-duty obligation to the Army would have ended 10 days later. Read more about Cleary, including remarks by Major General David Huntoon.

New Arrivals and Unions
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