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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.

An article by Assistant Professor of French Claire Mouflard was recently published in the Canadian peer-reviewed journal of film studies Cinémas.

When I arrived at the Mountain House for the Hamilton Academic Program in the Adirondacks on Aug. 20, it was with the thought that it was only one semester away. But now it has become so much more. I will be living in the Adirondacks for my spring semester, as I take a leave of absence. I have found both a job and a new internship, along with a place to live, all through connections I made while doing this program. Next spring, I will have a full-time job at Dogwood Bread Company, one of my current internships. I have also been fortunate to find an internship with ADK Action through one of our Common Experience Seminar guest speakers.

After he graduated from Hamilton as a dual major in classical languages and religious studies, Dylan Thayer ’13 discovered his interest in the law and decided to earn a degree at Vanderbilt Law School. One key to his success there? All that writing he did back at Hamilton.

Associate Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Plate’s letter, written in response to The Atlantic’s America’s Epidemic of Empty Churches, outlined the “surprising reuses” of old Christian churches in Utica.

Would you describe yourself as “compassionate,” “flexible,” or “patient”? Are you able to see “lots of sides of a situation”? Do you love working with children? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then maybe a career in special education is fit for you, according to Lois Staugaitis K’78.

Lillia McEnaney ’17, a master's candidate in museum studies at NYU, returned to Hamilton to guest teach in Sacred Journeys. As an undergraduate she majored in archaeology and religious studies.

The Mindful Elite - Mobilizing from the Inside Out by Assistant Professor of Sociology Jaime Kucinskas is a sociological account of the spread of mindfulness in science, healthcare, education, business, and the military.