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When a small liberal arts college receives a $10 million donation, deciding how to spend it might seem like a good problem to have. But when students, administrators, faculty, and community members each have different priorities, reaching an agreement becomes more complicated.

A biology major with minors in geoscience and environmental studies, Papetti traces her interest in plant science to Assistant Professor of Biology Pete Guiden’s introductory biology course Secret Life of Plants.

Director of Athletics Kristine Fowler arrived at Hamilton in March after 28 years in college athletics administration, most recently at Dartmouth College where she served as senior deputy athletics director and chief operating officer. We asked her to share her thoughts on Division III athletics and her priorities as she begins her first full academic year on the Hill.

Jasmine Bonilla ’28 has found that understanding policy means more than just studying ideas — it means seeing how those ideas can become meaningful change.

A new fellowship is giving Hamilton students the chance to develop leadership skills not just in the classroom, but in workplaces and communities throughout the Mohawk Valley.

Some stories are told through words; others through music. This summer, Macy Carter ’28 is exploring the latter.

A lifelong passion for soccer gave Finn Norsen ’28 the opportunity to combine his love of the game with his growing interest in photography. This summer, Norsen served as the photographer and multimedia creator for the Western Mass Pioneers, documenting everything from pregame preparations to match-winning celebrations, while gaining firsthand experience in the fast-paced world of sports media.

At 10 a.m., the cast and crew of The Tempest began rehearsing. They shifted between dissecting Shakespeare’s text, blocking scenes, experimenting with movement, and figuring out how to bring a century old story to life in a barn.

On Florida’s Wakulla and St. Marks rivers, a group of Hamilton researchers spent their summer snorkeling for freshwater snails, watching for alligators and manatees, and collecting samples that preserve thousands of years of environmental history.

Professor of French and Francophone Studies Martine Guyot-Bender will spend this fall in Cambodia studying the country’s emerging art-house cinema and teaching screenwriting at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, after having been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Her research will explore how a new generation of Cambodian filmmakers represents a society still navigating the legacy of the Khmer Rouge while moving toward modernization.