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Professor of Art Robert Knight and Michael Shapiro ’71, director emeritus of Atlanta’s High Museum of Art, first taught From Collecting to Curating five years ago, but it has returned this year with a twist. The course is divided into three parts with one new goal: to curate an exhibition at the Munson in Utica, N.Y.

Organic Chemistry is a course with a reputation, striking fear in the hearts of pre-med, biology, and chemistry students due to its notorious difficulty. However, Associate Professor of Chemistry Max Majireck is bringing a little light into the dark trenches of “Orgo” through a most unlikely medium — song lyric parodies in assignment emails.

Organizing events ranging from on-campus scavenger hunts and merch drops, to excursions off-campus to apple orchards and Syracuse’s Destiny USA mall, the First-Year Experience (FYE) student leaders are experts in making all the “new” of college life exciting. FYE leaders support first-year students through the difficulties of transitioning to college by providing ample opportunities for socializing, destressing, and recharging. We asked Dana Blatte ’26, a FYE leader since fall 2024, to share her experience with the program.

As November wraps up, we take a look back at the Continentals’ fall seasons, highlighted by the field hockey team's advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division III championship. Here’s a look at some of photographer Josh McKee’s favorite action shots from the fall. For more on the Continentals’ fall season, visit the Athletics site.

In celebration of National First-Gen Student Week, we are recognizing our many students who identify as “first-generation” — the first in their families to complete or pursue a bachelor’s degree. Alejandro Sosa Hernández ’26 recently interviewed several of our first-gens to get their thoughts on being college trailblazers.

Designed to surface bold ideas that could shape Hamilton’s future, the “What If” initiative invited faculty, staff, and students to imagine new ways to enhance life and learning on College Hill.

The pedestrian bridge between Kirner-Johnson Building and the Beinecke Student Activities Village has served as both a practical path and a quiet symbol of connection for Hamiltonians throughout the last three decades. For Erich Baumgartner ’93, that connection took on new significance when he was invited to help reimagine and rebuild it.

“A sharp-edged argument for de-commemorating traitors” is how Kirkus Reviews described A Promise Delivered - Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation's Military Bases. Co-authored by Ty Seidule, the David H. and Ann L. Hinchcliff Professor of History, the book comprises the stories behind the individuals newly chosen to represent military bases previously named for Confederate soldiers.

Professor of Philosophy emeritus Katheryn Doran published an essay, “G.E. Moore and Roderick Chisholm: A Reply to Joshua Anderson,” in Southwest Philosophy Review, Vol. 41, No. 2 July, 2025.

National and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, alumni, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus. October’s news topics included coverage of Lin Manuel Miranda’s Great Names appearance, Democratic Socialists and Secretary of War Hegseth, among others.