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Laura Rivera '16 reflects on Hamilton’s need-blind policy which enabled her to explore the open curriculum and her pursue her academic passion.

CASE, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, announced today that “Because Hamilton,” the video produced to kick-off the College’s capital campaign, won this year’s Circle of Excellence Gold Award for the video: fundraising (long videos) category.

When part of a 25-year-old press at Hamilton’s Print Shop unexpectedly broke down, the machine quickly became inoperable. Townsend Industries, the manufacturer of this T-51 printer, closed down in mid-2010, making it nearly impossible to find replacement parts for the press. Thanks to help from LITS and a student though, the machine is now back in service.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Manuel Barrantes brings a new course to the Hill and examines the morality of technology.

Hamilton is working with public radio's StoryCorps on a new initiative, One Small Step, to solicit community members in the Mohawk Valley and Hamilton students who hold opposing views to participate in a one-hour, facilitated, and recorded conversation to get to know each other a bit as people.

The assignment, layered with challenges, united students from two courses: Advanced Video and Introduction to Music, Sound, and Technology. Professor of Art Ella Gant, who teaches the video course, dubbed the project “Drone on Drone.”

The Because Hamilton campaign video highlights the incredible work that David Shaye '02, Gretchen Morrison Grad '85, and Arthur Williams '16 are doing to build a better world, to empower communities, and to improve health and foster peace.

The 1812 Leadership Circle dinner was the setting for the formal kickoff of the $400 million Because Hamilton campaign, the most ambitious initiative in the College's history.

DJ D-Sol (a.k.a. David Solomon ’84, P’16) hit the decks and dropped the beat for Hamilton at New York City's Up & Down as part of the Because Hamilton kick-off.

Hamilton formally launched Because Hamilton, a campaign to raise $400 million for six institutional priorities, during the College’s 21st Annual 1812 Leadership Circle Weekend in New York City.