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Why does Hamilton have a big pot of money and only spend such a small percentage? Who decides how funds are invested? How have recent federal tax and policy changes affected the College’s financial picture? Senior Vice President for Administration and Finance Karen Leach shares an Endowment 101 primer.

Tom Ducibella ’69 and his wife, Angela Nannini, believe strongly in the power of mentorship. They know firsthand how the profound relationships between professors and students, mentors and mentees, foster the passage of expertise, guidance, and knowledge across time. In alignment with this value, the couple initiated the Tom Ducibella and Angela Nannini Distinguished Professorship in spring 2025. This fund will support a professorship in the Biology Department to be awarded to a tenured faculty member at Hamilton.

National and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, alumni, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus. May’s news topics included coverage of global politics, international student issues, and faculty evaluations, among others.

When Richard “Dick” Stebbins ’64 served as a procurement officer in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, his compatriots referred to him as “a man who could get things.” Decades later, he is still serving in that role, helping Hamilton procure valuable resources to ensure student success.

Professor of Music Heather Buchman was named the inaugural recipient of the John L. Baldwin, Jr. Professorship in Music, and 10 other faculty members were appointed to endowed chairs effective July 1.

Hamilton College has announced the appointment of Lauren Jacobson as chief investment officer to manage its more than $1.3 billion endowment.

Anne Dinneen, Hamilton’s Chief Investment Officer, received Chief Investment Officer (CIO) magazine’s CIO Innovation Award for endowment management on Dec. 14 at a gala at the New York City Public Library.

Through the generosity of alumni, parents and friends, the Annual Fund total dollars contributed in the past year topped all past records, and total fundraising was the fourth strongest in Hamilton’s history.

Hamilton College charter trustee Linda E. Johnson, a 1980 graduate, has established the Johnson-Pote Museum Director Fund in support of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art director’s position.

The Hechinger Report recently interviewed President Joan Stewart for a feature article focused on Hamilton’s initiatives to expand access and equalize student experience on campus.  The article appeared online on March 17 on The Hechinger Report website and the Washington Monthly magazine "College Guide" website.