Cathie Black, president of Hearst Magazines, told Hamilton's Class of 2009 to be agents of change at its commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 24. She also discussed changes underway in the media industry and the value of having first-rate communication skills.  More ...

Melissa Kong '08 recently had the opportunity to interview Cathie Black, president of Hearst Magazines and Hamilton's 2009 Commencement speaker. In the following article, Black describes her experiences looking for that first job and offers advice for the Class of 2009. More ...

Cathie Black, president of Hearst Magazines, will deliver the Commencement address at Hamilton College on Sunday, May 24, at 10:30 a.m. in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. Hamilton will award degrees to 472 seniors.  Black will be awarded an honorary degree, along with John Adams, co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council; Colgate University President Rebecca Chopp; and Stuart Scott, a 1961 graduate of Hamilton and former chairman of its Board of Trustees. More ...

How to evaluate and choose that first job after college with integrity and vision was the focus of U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr.'s remarks to Hamilton College's class of 2008 at its commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 25. Paulson gave the address at Hamilton's 196th commencement, in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House, where 442 students received bachelor's degrees. More ...