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Crossroads — a point at which one must make a decision that could have critical and potentially lasting consequences. Like others throughout the country, this is where many on Hamilton’s campus found themselves in the weeks leading up to the November election.

Instructional Designers Forrest Warner and Michael Revenaugh recently discussed the genesis and impact of Burke Library’s new production/privacy booths in an episode of SUNY Oswego’s “Tea for Teaching” podcast.

In an email to the Hamilton community on March 29, President David Wippman announced the death of Life Trustee Mary Burke Partridge P’94.

Hamilton highlighted its new Curatorial Studies program on Feb. 12 with an information session featuring representatives from area museums. The new initiative, funded through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, will give students interdisciplinary, hands-on experiences with museum curating that may lead to potential careers, summer internships, and research fellowships.

Picture an evening in the late 18th century. A man sits alone at a desk lit only by the soft glow of a candle. The room is quiet but for the light scratching of pen on paper. The man pauses to ponder a thought and then resumes writing the manuscript that would become the crowning achievement of his life's work.

The grand reopening of Burke Library’s first floor, a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Fallcoming Jazz, and poster sessions of students’ science and Levitt Center summer research were among the highlights of a Fallcoming Weekend that brought nearly 1,000 family members and alumni, along with rain and chilly weather, to the Hill, Oct. 5-8.

A large portion of Burke Library will undergo a major renovation this summer that will enable students to explore Hamilton’s digital learning resources in new ways thanks to enhanced collaborative work spaces.

From anarchist periodicals of the 1920s to a 16th century copy of Aesop’s Fables to paintings of 19th century everyday life in China, Hamilton’s Special Collections is a trove of fascinating publications and ephemera. More importantly it is a repository of primary source material for students and faculty to conduct research.

Director and Curator of Special Collections and Archives Christian Goodwillie was recently featured in the original documentary Defining Expertise: The Design of 19th-Century Shaker Communities (Heaven on Earth).

In 2019, Director and Curator of Special Collections and Archives Christian Goodwillie and Photography and Digital Imagery Specialist Marianita Peaslee visited Nevis, Alexander Hamilton’s birthplace, with three students to begin the process of digitizing historical documents. The manuscripts are now available online.