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Communications and Marketing Office student intern Claire Williams ’25 conducted research earlier this summer on “Conservation Paleobiology in Florida Freshwater Rivers” with Visiting Assistant Professor of Geosciences Kris Kusnerik and Andrew Fredericks ’25. She tells here about the group’s research trip to the Wakulla River.

In an email to the Hamtilon community on July 5, President David Wippman announced the passing of Carpenter Michael Wratten on July 3.

From the time she first opened their pages, books have given Sabrina Broderick ’24 an opportunity to learn and explore. This summer, they’re continuing to offer her new learning opportunities in the form of two NYC-based internships. Through her experiences at the literary agency JVNLA and the literacy nonprofit Start Lighthouse, she hopes to learn more about careers with books and discover what aspects she enjoys.

As a student at Hamilton, Brandon Leibsohn ’10 knew that he wanted to pursue a career in sports. So, naturally, he applied to law school.

Throughout June, members of the Hamilton community came together and celebrated Pride Month thanks to several campus events hosted by student and staff organizers.

“Jumping to partisan conclusions based on isolated incidents taken out of context” is a “problem that affects all aspects of American culture, society, and politics” wrote President David Wippman in a co-authored essay published in The Hill on June 27.

As Philip Chivily ’23 works on his summer Emerson project, “The Invisible Catholics Made Visible: Unveiling Black Catholics in Antebellum America,” he hopes to bring attention to the historical Black Catholic community and reframe what he views as a common misperception about the religion.

The Rev. Karen G. Johnston ’89 can trace her lifelong anti-racist activism to her time at Hamilton. During a theology class she learned about Emmett Till, the 14-year-old African American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955.

As the sun comes out and the stars start to fade, Ryan Hunt ’23 and Alvaro Marin Miralles ’23 head back to their dorms. On clear nights, they are up at the Peters Observatory with Assistant Professor of Instruction in Physics Adam Lark until 4 a.m., tracking their target star system and hoping to see its brightness decrease. That decrease is caused by an object eclipsing its light, an indicator that the star system, like our solar system, may have its own planet.