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When Trustee Phyllis Breland ’80 was Hamilton’s Director of Opportunity Programs, one of her favorite meetings was for the Student Emergency Aid Society (SEAS), a campus committee that evaluates and supports emergency or exceptional one-time needs for students with extraordinary financial barriers.

After over 20 years of experience serving higher education institutions, Janice Scheutzow is taking on the role as executive director of financial aid at Hamilton. She most recently was director of financial aid at Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y. Scheutzow has also worked in mortgage financing, but her true passion lies in helping students through the financial aid process. As the fall semester begins to wrap up, we sat down with Scheutzow to learn more about her position and impressions of Hamilton so far.

The presidents of the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium colleges, including Hamilton President David Wippman, sent a joint letter on Aug. 19 to the U.S. Congress members representing their districts, asking them to support doubling the Pell grant for qualified students.

In a year defined by unexpected challenges, Hamiltonians made sure that their college had the resources to respond and overcome. Thanks to the generosity of alumni, parents, employees, students, and friends, more than $7.2 million was raised for the 2019-20 Hamilton Fund.

Hamilton marks a decade of need-blind admission — a bold commitment to access and opportunity.

Hamilton president David Wippman and Dean of Students Terry Martinez participated in a virtual campus forum with the campus community on Thursday, March 19, to discuss issues related to the College's move to remote instruction for the remainder of the semester.

The college’s decision to shift to online education after spring break necessitated a quick response to meet the needs of students who hadn’t planned to return home as well as those who couldn’t return home.

President David Wippman with his co-author Cornell Professor of American Studies Glenn Altschuler wrote an op-ed titled The antitrust hammer hits college admissions in The Hill outlining the unanticipated consequences that may occur as a result of these forced changes.

Hamilton is a member of the American Talent Initiative (ATI), a national alliance of leading colleges and universities that released a new report this week showing it is on track to enroll 50,000 more lower-income students by 2025.

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