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Hamilton Adopts Need-Blind Admission Policy
The Board of Trustees voted unanimously March 6 to adopt a need-blind policy in admission starting this fall, making Hamilton one of fewer than three dozen U.S. colleges and universities that are need-blind in admission and that meet the full demonstrated need of the students they accept. More ...
Joe Urgo Named President of St. Mary's in Maryland
The vice president and dean of faculty will depart after four years at Hamilton in which he oversaw the creation of a new strategic plan, strengthened the College's commitment to faculty and diversity, and served as acting president. More ...
Tina Hall Wins Heinz Literature Prize
Assistant Professor of English Tina May Hall is the 2010 winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, one of the nation's most prestigious awards for a collection of short stories. Hall's manuscript, The Physics of Imaginary Objects, was selected from nearly 350 entries and will be published this fall. More ...
Mock Trial Team to Compete in Championship
One of Hamilton's two mock trial teams defeated Buffalo and Colgate in a supplementary regional tournament, earning a spot in Championship Series competition March 13-14 at Pace Law School, where Columbia, Princeton, Cornell, Georgetown and 19 other teams also will compete. More ...
Five Honored with Public Speaking Prizes
Five students won prizes March 6 in the College's annual public speaking competition, addressing topics ranging from liberal arts education to the growth of Facebook. More ...
Novelist Atwood a 'Secret Optimist'
The award-winning writer, on campus for the March 4 Tolles Lecture at the Chapel, pointed out that the social criticism and future dystopias of her novels are also funny for a reason: Hope matters. More ...
Tewksbury Wins Award for Developing Online Resources
Barbara Tewksbury, the Upson Chair for Public Discourse and professor of geosciences, is part of a team that has won the 2009 Science Prize for Online Resources in Education, for developing a Web site to improve undergraduate geoscience education. More ...
Students, Alumni Work to Benefit Haiti
A variety of student groups, alumni and parents are reaching out in the wake of the earthquake that struck the island nation Jan. 12, devastating its capital of Port-au-Prince and killing tens of thousands. More ...
Choir on Seven-City Tour Starting March 13
Under the direction of G. Roberts Kolb, the College Choir and College Hill Singers will tour from Albany to Washington, D.C., with a selection of sacred and secular works ranging from the Renaissance to the present. More ...
Swimming, Diving Teams Make Academic Mark
The Hamilton women's swimming and diving team recorded the highest grade point average of all 242 Division III programs for the fall 2009 semester. Hamilton men also stood out academically, tying for 13th best in Division III. More ...
Men's Squash Team Honored for Sportsmanship
The men's squash team received the prestigious Sloane Award for team sportsmanship during the 2010 College Squash Association team championships in February. It is the second such award for Hamilton in the last three years. More ...
