http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/helmer-publishes-book-chapter-discusses-commencement-speakers http://www.hamilton.edu/news/helmer-publishes-book-chapter-discusses-commencement-speakers Jim Helmer, Oral Communications Center coordinator, recently published a chapter in The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing and was interviewed for a Baltimore Sun article about commencement speakers Fri, 17 May 2013 12:34:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/em-chronicle-of-higher-ed-em-and-em-the-new-york-times-em-focus-on-hamilton http://www.hamilton.edu/news/em-chronicle-of-higher-ed-em-and-em-the-new-york-times-em-focus-on-hamilton The College’s First Year Forward (FYF) program was the focus of an article published on May 13 in The Chronicle of Higher Education titled “'Little Tricks' Help Disadvantaged Students Plot Career Paths.” The New York Times also featured Hamilton in a Sunday, May 12, front-page article titled “On a College Waiting List? Sending Cookies Isn’t Going to Help.” Mon, 13 May 2013 14:19:26 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/peer-mentors-cpounselors-help-ease-transition-to-college http://www.hamilton.edu/news/peer-mentors-cpounselors-help-ease-transition-to-college Transitioning to college can be tough for anyone, and international, first-generation, and historically underrepresented students may face additional challenges. Recognizing the possible need for extra support in taking this step into higher education, Hamilton created the Multicultural Peer Mentoring Project (MP²). Peer mentors offer these students more assistance based on their own experiences making the same transition. Mon, 07 Jan 2013 03:11:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/mason-supports-ubs-investment-bank-executive-director-women-coaching-program http://www.hamilton.edu/news/mason-supports-ubs-investment-bank-executive-director-women-coaching-program Susan Mason, director of Hamilton’s Oral Communication Center, recently became one of two executive coaches supporting the UBS Investment Bank Women Executive Director (ED) Coaching Program. Mason is working with her executive coaching colleague Judith Katcher P’98, whose daughter Betsy Katcher Freedman ‘98 was one of Mason’s advisees. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 EST