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April’s news topics included varied subjects from the eclipse to the NFL draft. Links are provided, but some may require subscriptions to access content. Please contact Vige Barrie if you cannot open a link or do not have a subscription.
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Ann “Annie” Kennedy ’24 and Luis Felipe López Cruz ’24 received Hamilton’s prestigious Bristol Fellowship. The program is designed to “encourage discovery of self and the world, a greater appreciation and understanding of people and culture, and to enable individuals to act on great ideas through independent study projects.”
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During a time of year when calendars are filled with final assignments, exams, and presentations, Bristol Pool and nearby trails and roads get a little busier as the Hamilton community sets aside time for one of its favorite traditions: HamTrek.
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Emile (Em) Vasquez Mejia ’24 spent the fall 2023 semester living and learning in Washington, D.C., through Hamilton’s D.C. Program. The anthropology major and Posse Scholar shares here some of her favorite experiences and what she learned about city life, herself, and her future.
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For Anusha Karki ’24, communities are intricate layers of people, resources, opportunities, and identities. For migrant domestic workers, these communities are essential to creating new lives in new lands. Yet the tireless childcare, caregiving, and other household responsibilities they provide behind closed doors often go unrecognized, as do their stories.
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Venus Williams, legendary tennis champion, entrepreneur, and New York Times bestselling author of Come to Win drew the Hamilton College community into her orbit on April 18 as the latest speaker in the Sacerdote Great Names series.
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Hamilton is among several New York State colleges that administer the Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program, known on the Hill as simply “the Opportunity Program” or just “OP.” The Opportunity Program, designed to support students whose transition from high school to college may be made more difficult by their educational, socioeconomic, or personal circumstances, helps 30 to 40 new students each year acclimate to the College’s academic standards and social life.
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In an email to the Hamilton community on April 20, Hamilton President David Wippman shared news of the passing of Life Trustee Nancy Seeley GP’17 on April 18, at the age of 95.
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Hamilton College has joined College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, a unique consortium designed by the presidents and convened by the Institute for Citizens & Scholars. The group of 61 member institutions from across the country seeks to advance higher education’s pivotal role in preparing students to be engaged citizens and to uphold free expression on campus.
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Midway through the second semester, Hamilton students continue to excel in the classroom, in academic competitions, and as student-athletes.
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