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Landing in the right job after college can often feel as stress-inducing as preparing to take a director’s cue: ready, set, action. Luckily for students at Hamilton, opportunities to explore just about any profession are available through the Career Center, including the field of film production.

As hoops action gets under way, meet Kena Gilmour ’20, Division III All-American and last year’s NESCAC Player of the Year, who combines athleticism, academics, and leadership.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) stopped by College Hill on Nov. 18 for a Town Hall Q&A session in the Hamilton Chapel. After a brief introduction by President David Wippman, Gillibrand remarked that she is always excited to visit college campuses as students often lead the debate on the key issues of the era. 

Seven Hamilton students and two faculty members attended the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Anaheim, Calif., on Nov. 15 to 17. The conference was an opportunity for students of color in the sciences from around the nation to see research presentations, learn about future educational and professional opportunities, and network with faculty members and professionals.

In October, two dozen Hamilton alumni, parents, trustees followed in the footsteps of the last queen of France, Marie Antoinette, from the fabulous palaces of Vienna and Versailles to her final rat-infested Paris prison.

On Because Hamilton Day, Hamilton secured $3,092,733 from 3,658 alumni, parents, students, and friends.

Connecting students with common interests blurs the lines between learning and living.

“U.S. officials have developed a bad habit of endorsing military meddling in global politics — ironically, in the name of democracy,” Assistant Professor of Government Erica De Bruin writes in her essay published by The Washington Post on Nov. 13.

Hersheena Rajaram ’19 is three months into her job as a data analyst at the University of Michigan Youth Policy Lab, and is convinced that experiences she had at Hamilton helped provide a foundation for her to build the research and data analysis skills she uses every day.

In an opinion piece about the NCAA’s intention to permit compensation for college athletes, President Wippman posed nine questions that must be considered in designing “a comprehensive, coherent, and equitable solution to the crisis of intercollegiate athletics.”