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Who do people turn to for help? Many turn to family, close friends, or sometimes, they may even seek out state authorities. But what happens when these options are no longer available—when you have left behind your families and friends, and state authorities will sooner detain you than offer you help? This is the reality for thousands of migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border, and the driving question to Nick Cackett’s ’24 and Quinn Jones’ 23 summer research projects.

“Private immigration prisons maintain some of the most disturbing and brutal conditions within the American prison system,” Finlay Adamson ’22 wrote in his essay titled “Biden Is Locking Up Thousands of Immigrants in For-Profit Detention Centers” in Jacobin magazine.

World politics major Finlay Adamson ’22 will experience another country’s culture firsthand when he heads to Bulgaria as the recipient of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.

Past recipients of Hamilton’s prestigious Bristol Fellowship have ventured around the globe exploring the seahorse trade, kayaking down wild rivers, and living with poor women in marginalized communities, just to name a few.

Adele Hinkle ’22 will join Teach for America in Denver in August, teaching preschool at Rocky Mountain Prep Charter School-Creekside.

After four years of building skills and relationships, Bryce Febres ’22 is headed back to his hometown of Miami, Fla., to pursue a career in immigration law.

After three years of people-centered professional and academic experience, Anna Goula ’22 is preparing to pursue a career characterized by mission and impact work. She’ll hone her communication and analytical skills after graduation at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies, where she will work toward her master of science in nonprofit management.

Recent Hamilton graduate Amari Leigh ’21 presented her honors thesis, “Hashtagging Repression: Stigmatization, Social Media, and the Women’s Movement In Brazil,” at a virtual Harvard University conference.

Julianna DeSimone ’21 will join the non-profit Forest Foundation after graduation. Here she talks about the organization, her service experiences at Hamilton, and what drew her to the program.

After studying abroad in Spain for a semester during her junior year, Charlotte Freed ’20 knew she would one day return. As the recipient of a Fulbright English teaching assistantship, she’ll have that opportunity starting in January.