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Fresh off his second term in the White House as U.S. secretary of agriculture, Tom Vilsack ’72 has joined the World Food Prize Foundation as CEO. The organization is devoted to driving transformative change in food security and sustainable agriculture.

The Chautauqua Institute emphasizes holistic lifelong learning in all disciplines, from politics and history to art and spirituality. This summer, Susie Anderson ’27 became part of that history as a staff writer for The Chautauquan Daily, shining a light on the happenings of its 2025 season.

When tsunamis inundate the land or wildfires leave nothing but ash, even insurance companies feel the crushing weight of disasters. In these scenarios, insurance companies rely on reinsurance — the insurance for insurers that helps them weather the storm during rare mass claims incidents. This summer, Peter Dillman ’26 worked at Gallagher Reinsurance Brokers, applying his mathematics background to real-world scenarios.

When Tori Campbell Nelson ’86 talks, children listen. The co-founder and anchor of KidNuz, “a fun, fresh, first-of-its-kind kids’ podcast,” delivers age-appropriate news stories to her third- to sixth-grade audience five days a week.

Hamilton students explored career interests around the world this summer. Read about a few of them here.

Preston Sutton ’97 follows where science, the wind, and his interests take him. As operations manager at Sail & Explore, this polymer physicist does field work and expedition planning for a Switzerland-based nonprofit that explores the possible effects of micro- and nanoplastics on human health.

Eric Kuhn ’09 has been at the cutting edge of social media strategy and content production since his time as a student on College Hill. Now he is preparing for yet another on-stage responsibility: hosting Hamilton musical composer, creator, and star Lin-Manuel Miranda for the Sacerdote Great Names series.

Jampel Payldon ’27 hails from the Kingdom of Bhutan, a small nation nestled in the Himalayas. This summer, Payldon had the opportunity to represent her country on the world stage as an intern at the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Bhutan to the United Nations.

Allie Ennis ’25 may have been singled out by the Class of 2025 as its student Commencement speaker, but when she stepped up to the podium, her remarks were all about community.

Michael N. Castle ’61, a former two-term governor of Delaware who later became the state’s longest-serving U.S. representative, died on Aug. 14, 2025, in Greenville, Del. He was 86.