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The Hamilton community mourns the loss of Thomas E. Meehan, member of the Class of 1951 and 2002 Honorary Degree recipient, who died earlier this week.

What do alumnus Josh Simpson ’72; his wife, retired astronaut Cady Coleman; his son Jamey; a bunch of girl scouts; a nine-year-old boy named Jack Davis, who applied to NASA to be the guardian of the galaxy; and a full CNN crew all have in common? They are all together in Blackwell, Missouri, where CNN will be streaming Coleman during the Totality, as she explains the eclipse from her unique astronaut’s perspective.

Before matriculating last fall, Gabriel Linden ’20 received an email telling him that he was selected to participate in the First-Year Forward (FYF) program on campus. This program is designed to encourage first-year students to pursue career related opportunities over the summer break following their first year. FYF helped Linden construct a strong resume, gave him interviewing tips, taught him how to write a cover letter, and allowed him access to the Hamilton alumni network, eventually leading him to his summer internship in medicine.

A new social media campaign gives you the chance to boost the College's visibility and reputation when you post.

Professor of Anthropology Chaise LaDousa and Ana Baldrige ’12 recently published an article in Ethos, the journal of the Society for Psychological Anthropology.

Through the generosity of alumni, parents and friends, the Annual Fund total dollars contributed in the past year topped all past records, and total fundraising was the fourth strongest in Hamilton’s history.

Composer-artist Ben Moore ’82 was commissioned by Glimmerglass Opera Festival to compose a youth opera about Robin Hood. The opera debuts on Aug 8 and runs through Aug. 18 at Glimmerglass Opera Festival in Cooperstown.

Derek Jones, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, a paper at an international conference at the Lisbon School of Management. Patrick Sen '15 was a co-author.

Home Fire, a new novel by Kamila Shamsie ‘’94 has been named to the Man Booker Prize 2017 longlist, or “Man Booker Dozen.” The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is a prestigious British award, open to writers of any nationality, writing in English and published in the UK.

Conor Powers ’17 and Alexa Horn ’17 presented findings of their sea urchin research to an international audience at the Eighth North American Echinoderm Conference.