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Top social scientists from around the world spanning from Iran to California virtually convened at Hamilton College to discuss the status of the latest social science on mindfulness July 26.

Lauren Hamilton ’22 didn’t need virtual assistant Alexa to help her find an internship this summer. Hamilton is spending her summer at a New Jersey Amazon facility working as a workplace health and safety intern, ensuring that employees are using equipment properly and observing COVID-19 regulations, while keeping an eye on the site’s working conditions in general.

In an email to the Hamilton College community on July 26, President David Wippman announced the passing of Robert Parris Moses ’56, an icon in the civil rights movement and one of Hamilton’s most distinguished alumni.

Nestled in the heart of the Adirondacks lies Blue Mountain, a 3750’ peak just east of a picturesque lake that bears the same name. It is at this scenic location, in the quiet town of Indian Lake, that Andrea Shipton ’22 and Jane Taylor ’22 are spending their summers interning as a summit steward and interpretive assistant, respectively.

Journalist Jessica Moulite ’14 has received the national Posse Foundation’s Ainslie Alumni Achievement award, which the foundation bestows annually on an alum who has demonstrated leadership while giving back to the world.

Journalist — and now Fulbright researcher — Katie Jickling ’15 will travel to Chennai in Southern India to study the efforts of two Protestant churches to build gender-inclusive leadership. Jickling is a recipient of a 2021 Fulbright Research/Study Award.

“The Happiness of Refugees in the United States: Evidence from Utica, NY” is featured in the current issue of the Journal of Refugee Studies.

In further (happy) evidence that life has returned to normal on College Hill, the first influx of accepted members of the Class of 2025 has arrived. The 42 students, who are part of the College’s Opportunity Programs, are spending five jam-packed weeks getting introduced to Hamilton’s academic rigor and, with support, building a personalized foundation for success.

Here are some of the highlights of the 2021 second quarter’s news coverage of the College.

A Guide to Latin Lyric and Elegy, co-authored by Barbara Gold, the Edward North Chair of Greek and Greek Literature and Professor of Classics Emerita, was recently published by Wiley Blackwell.