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John L. Murad, Jr. ’80, has been selected as an Upstate New York Super Lawyer for 2014. Mr. Murad is a partner in the Litigation Practice of the Syracuse, NY-based law firm of Hancock Estabrook, LLP, which is currently celebrating its 125th Anniversary. He has successfully tried cases in State and Federal Court for more than 25 years, obtaining jury verdicts in favor of healthcare institutions and practitioners, product manufacturers, employers, petroleum distributors, and municipalities.

Stephen Knapp ’69 will be having two, possibly three, exhibitions during December in the Metro New York City area.  One of the exhibits will be at the Bernarducci Meisel Gallery from December 4, 2014 – January 10, 2015.

Susan Hartman, a Kirkland College graduate of 1974, has been published in the New York Times for her article discussing the journey of refugees in the Utica, N.Y. region.

Courtney Smith ’86, P’16 has created several internship opportunities for Hamilton students this summer through the Greenbrier Valley Community Foundation in Lewisburg, W.V. As the executive director of the foundation, Smith contacted local nonprofits to see if any of the organizations would be interested in taking on summer interns. Several offered to host interns and Meredith Garner ’15, Liz DaBramo ’15, and Medjine Lucien ’16— were selected. 

Hamilton College men's crew alum Willy Cowles '09 (Farmington, Conn.) finished second in the men's double sculls final at the 2014 USRowing Senior II World Championship Trials at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J., on August 6.

Dan Hurwitz ’10, is co-creator of one of newest independently run comedy show in New York City: “Live @ the Apt.” Recently featured in the New York Times, “Live @ the Apt” is a comedy show that is hosted in Hurwitz’s apartment. The informal atmosphere has resonated with the audience and performers alike --  Hurwitz has had to rent larger venues to accommodate the increasing crowds. His show has booked comedians such as Zamata of “Saturday Night Live” and Dan Soder of MTV’s “Guy Code.”

Sarah Damaske '99, received public recognition for her book, For the Family? How Class and Gender Shape Women's Work, in articles in the New York Times and other media outlets. Recently, Sarah continued her research on work and family by exploring the differences in stress levels at home and at work.

Alumni twin lawyers Kenneth '82 and Robert '82 Harris have formed a new Chicago law firm Harris Winick Harris LLP.  Robert is the co-founder who focuses on a wide variety of complex construction and commercial litigation for public and private companies and prominent individuals. Kenneth is spearheading the new tax division to provide counsel to clients in both tax controversy and tax planning matters.

Max Schnidman’s ’14 academic and extracurricular pursuits during his Hamilton tenure demonstrate a fascination with economic research: he participated in the annual Fed Challenge; he interned for the Department of State's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs as part of Hamilton’s Washington D.C. Program; and finally, he culminated his academic career by writing senior theses on the philosophy of economics and another on the economics of happiness. Fittingly, Schnidman will join the Research Fellows Program at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to work as an economic assistant this August.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Hamilton College $250,000 to support the development and production of online offerings through edX.