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A soft glow filled campus on Feb. 3 as the Hamilton community honored the Black Lives Matter movement through a virtual vigil. The event, which kicked off Black History Month, featured ice and paper bag luminarias that were lighted and placed outside the Days-Massolo Center, the Chapel, and Sadove Student Center.

The Hamilton College seal, “Know Thyself” parallels the modus operandi of Chamberlain Fellow and Visiting Professor of History, Ty Seidule’s critically acclaimed book, Robert E. Lee and Me.

Due to the extended break between the fall and spring semesters, Hamilton’s Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center offered students the opportunity to spend the time conducting research. Some 39 students and 13 faculty-led groups – with an additional 40 students doing research as part of team  –  collaborated on a variety of projects that ranged from the philosophical endeavor of community-based teaching to militarized policing and political stability.  

The day the Senate passed a possible blueprint for President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan, Marketplace broadcast an appropriately timed interview with Ann Owen, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of Economics. The segment addressed the question, how much control do presidents really have over the economy?

In December, Grant Zubritsky '07 had a big career moment — he performed on Saturday Night Live with British pop singer Dua Lipa.

Back when she was college hunting, Maya Taliaferro ’21 thought Hamilton and its open curriculum looked like a perfect fit for pursuing her disparate interests of Japanese and neuroscience. Now a senior, Taliaferro is convinced she made the right choice.

Michael McEneney ’21 took the chance to embrace an unexpected job opportunity, ultimately leading him to a profession that complements his academic experiences at Hamilton. Below are some of McEneney’s thoughts about college and his professional career.

Emily Rivito ’21 spent her winter break revisiting high school, from phys ed to physics, this time on the assigning end of homework. When an administrator at her alma mater put out a call for substitute teachers, Rivito stepped up.

For the last decade, Jacqueline Fabius ’95 has asked herself this question as she considers a career move: Does the work have an impact on humanity? The answer has taken her around the globe.

Hamilton Associate Professor of Philosophy Russell Marcus was awarded the Prize for Excellence in Philosophy Teaching comes from the American Philosophical Association, the American Association of Philosophy Teachers, and the Teaching Philosophy Association.