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Amy Harff ’21, Jiin Jeong ’21, and Liam Prum ’21 have been named Watson Fellows, with each receiving a $36,000 stipend to pursue a “year of independent, purposeful exploration” abroad. The prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is awarded to graduating seniors nominated by one of 41 partner institutions.

To celebrate Women’s History Month, a quartet of alumnae who work in computer science took part in a panel discussion hosted by Hamilton’s Coding Team. Later, several of the panelists agreed to answer some questions. Here’s what they had to say.

Jonathan “Peck” Overpeck ’79 spent his senior year at Hamilton researching climate and vegetation change in the Adirondacks, an experience he suspects sowed the seeds of his life’s work.

Lexie Mucci (they/them) is the newest addition to the Days-Massolo Center, working as the LGBTQIA+ identity support specialist.

Combine the pressure of midterms with the added stress of COVID-19, and life for students on College Hill can be more difficult than normal. That’s what motivated more than 1,700 alumni, parents, and friends to Send Some Love.

Six faculty members were approved for tenure by Hamilton’s Board of Trustees at its recent meeting. They include Catherine Beck (geosciences), Erica De Bruin (government), Susan Jarosi (art history), Jaime Kucinskas, (sociology), Alexandra Plakias (philosophy), and Jesse Weiner (classics).

Construction is scheduled to begin in April on the $2 million structure, which is located on the Erie Canal in Rome’s Bellamy Harbor Park and should be ready to use in August.

Eleanna “Ele” Sorensen ’23 will hone her long-time interest in the Arabic language as the recipient of a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS).

Elizabeth McCormack, a trustee on College Hill for 45 years, was Kirkland and Hamilton’s E.F. Hutton. She died on Dec. 4, 2020, one month after learning she would receive the Bell Ringer Award, the Alumni Association’s highest honor.

As a doctoral student whose research agenda was hobbled by the pandemic, the award was especially sweet: Nejla Asimovic ’16 recently received a prestigious grant from the American Political Science Association to expand the scope of her dissertation.