Leigh Keno, a 1979 graduate of Hamilton, and his brother, Leslie, will host a new weekly series on PBS, "Find!" The Keno brothers are also appraisers on the popular "Antiques Roadshow." "Find!" will send the Keno brothers into homes to uncover hidden treasures. Leigh Keno owns Leigh Keno American Antiques, a gallery in Manhattan dealing in fine 18th- and early 19th-century American furniture and decorative arts. He majored in art history at Hamilton. More ...

On Saturday, Nov. 1, the Hamilton Continentals football team will do battle on the gridiron with the Middlebury Panthers in Middlebury, Vt., to bring home the coveted "Rocking Chair."  All alumni and friends are invited to attend a pre-game brunch and post-game reception sponsored by the College.  Speaking before the game will be President Joan Stewart, football coach Pete Alvanos, Mac Bristol '43, Greg Hoogkamp '82 and Will Anthony '85.  More than 100 alumni and friends have already pledged their support for the team and will cheer the Continentals to victory.  Come out for a great fall day, and meet up with old friends! 

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Hamilton's annual Fallcoming weekend will be highlighted this year by Inauguration festivities honoring President Joan Stewart. Trustees and Alumni Council members gather on Thursday evening, and the weekend begins in earnest on Friday with Alumni Association and pre-inaugural programming. The inauguration of Hamilton’s nineteenth president, Joan Stewart, will take place on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 10:30 a.m. in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. The weekend also features Continental sports, academic presentations, a multicultural career panel, celebratory gatherings and jazz in the evenings. Join us for this festive and historic occasion. Alumni interested in arriving early may attend a Sacerdote Great Names at Hamilton performance by noted comedian Bill Cosby on Wednesday, Oct. 15.  A complete schedule of events follows:  

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A panel discussion, “Building Communities Across the Digital Divide,”  is the next event in the Kirkland Project at Hamilton College series, “Technology, Science and Democracy:  What’s at Stake?” It will take place on Thursday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Kirner-Johnson Auditorium.  A panel of four guest speakers will address the topic. This program, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by the Computer Science department.

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Andrew Savage '85 is part of the cast this fall on the CBS reality show Survivor. He was "marooned" for 39 days on Mogo Mogo, one of the Pearle Islands (Perlas Archipelago) off the coast of Panama. The show will premiere Thursday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). More ...

Edward S. "Ned" Walker Jr. '62, former ambassador to Israel and Sol M. Linowitz Visiting Professor of International Affairs gave a talk on "The Middle East After Iraq" on September 16 at Hamilton.  Walker’s talk coincided with the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Camp David Accords (Sept. 17, 1978). More ...

Honorees in the Mohawk Valley's Accent on Excellence awards will receive trophies designed by Hamilton alumnus glass artist Josh Simpson '72. The trophies, designed at his studio in Shelburne, Mass., feature a glass sphere or planet on a Plexiglass stand. Simpson is known for his "planet" design, a round piece of multiple layers of glass with layers of colors. The Accent on Excellence award honors young residents of the Mohawk Valley who have excelled in their professional lives and dedicated themselves to serving the community.

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Edward S. "Ned" Walker, Jr., a 1962 graduate of Hamilton College, former ambassador to Israel, and the Sol M. Linowitz Visiting Professor of International Affairs this semester, will give a lecture, “The Middle East After Iraq,” on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. in Dwight Lounge, Bristol Campus Center.  Walker's talk will be followed by a question and answer session. Sponsored by the Dean of Faculty’s Office, it is free and open to the public.

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Author Peter Cameron, a 1982 Hamilton graduate, was interviewed for the Contra Costa Times Book Club column (9/7/03). Cameron is author of The City of Your Final Destination. Cameron discussed the characters in the book, which was published in paperback this year (Plume). More ...

Bronson Picket, a 1993 graduate of Hamilton, was interviewed by The Boston Herald about his role as high school teacher Marcos Morales in the new Lifetime series "Wild Card." According to the Herald: "After majoring in theater at Hamilton College, Picket moved to New York City and was the lead singer for the band Pull. After Pull broke up for "the reasons most bands do," he decided to try acting again. 'I had been avoiding acting because most of the people I knew in acting were jerks,' he said. He became a founding member of the improv group The Flying Monkeys, found a 'terrific' manager, and since then 'I've been very fortunate. Every year I've had some kind of work,' said Picket. More ...