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Thirteen students have been awarded Smallen Creativity grants that they’ll use to support art projects and independent study. The Smallen Fund encourages student creativity among Hamilton students by providing support for projects displaying originality, expressiveness, and imagination.

Loving math and persuasively sharing the love are two different things, which is why students in Math 235 present research projects to their classmates and take a 25-minute oral exam one-on-one with their professor.

Phyllis A.H. Breland was awarded the Arthur O. Eve Lifetime Achievement Award at the Higher Education Opportunity Programs (HEOP ) 50th Anniversary Conference in Albany, N.Y., on Thursday, Nov. 6.

Frankly, Isha Parkhi ’21 was there partly for the food, but she was looking also for more than good Indian take-out at her first meeting of a new student group called Bridge. Its ambitious mission is to foster dialogue across political differences. “That’s a great concept, and we need more conversations,” Parkhi says.

Landing in the right job after college can often feel as stress-inducing as preparing to take a director’s cue: ready, set, action. Luckily for students at Hamilton, opportunities to explore just about any profession are available through the Career Center, including the field of film production.

As hoops action gets under way, meet Kena Gilmour ’20, Division III All-American and last year’s NESCAC Player of the Year, who combines athleticism, academics, and leadership.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) stopped by College Hill on Nov. 18 for a Town Hall Q&A session in the Hamilton Chapel. After a brief introduction by President David Wippman, Gillibrand remarked that she is always excited to visit college campuses as students often lead the debate on the key issues of the era. 

Seven Hamilton students and two faculty members attended the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Anaheim, Calif., on Nov. 15 to 17. The conference was an opportunity for students of color in the sciences from around the nation to see research presentations, learn about future educational and professional opportunities, and network with faculty members and professionals.

In October, two dozen Hamilton alumni, parents, trustees followed in the footsteps of the last queen of France, Marie Antoinette, from the fabulous palaces of Vienna and Versailles to her final rat-infested Paris prison.

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