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As key grip for the Saturday Night Live film unit, Mort Korn ’80 supervises technicians who create the pre-taped content integral to the show’s weekly comedic mix.
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There are many performances that Jonathan Higginbotham ’12 remembers fondly, but he’ll never forget one particular night at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
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Mona Campbell ’85 spent much of her childhood “clomping through the forest for fun” on her family’s farm. Now, she shares that important part of her with thousands of others while working to preserve it for generations to come.
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For nearly 25 years, Marge Petteys greeted students at the dining hall, swiping their Hill Cards and forming special connections. The "Hamilton Mom" to countless students retired on Sept. 22.
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Hamilton offers a plethora of opportunities for students to discover their passions. For Maura Calsyn ’95, it was a semester in Washington, D.C., that started her on her career path. Today she is deputy assistant secretary for health policy at the U.S. Department of Health Human Services (HHS) where her work deals with a wide variety of public health issues, including the long-term effects of COVID-19.
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President and CEO of the Brooklyn Public Library Linda Johnson ’80 discusses Books Unbanned, a new program designed to combat the growing nationwide effort to remove books from library shelves.
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Revere, Mass., mayoral aide Gianni Hill ’21 has parlayed his Hamilton public policy senior thesis into a job with his hometown city government. He’s seeking ways to offset noise pollution from nearby Boston Logan International Airport.
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By his own admission, V. Hansmann ’72 said turning his life around after youthful rebellion and excess during his college years led to his current literary-satisfying mission of running a writers’ retreat in North Bennington, Vt.
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Senior class president Felix Tager ’23 spent a busy summer in Washington, D.C., pursuing two internships. He worked with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s (PCRM) nutrition program and ran communications for Yadira Caraveo, the Democratic House of Representative nominee for the new Colorado district (CO-8).
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When the Bosnian genocide occurred, it was only by accident that Riada Asimovic Akyol ’07 was not one of its victims. As a Muslim woman, she understands how identities intersect within politics. These parts of herself inspire her journalistic work, driving her to write pieces on genocide, gender, religion, and politics.
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