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Hamilton opened its 208th year with the traditional Convocation ceremony on Aug. 28. President David Wippman and members of the administration welcomed students and new faculty, and academic achievement prizes were awarded to 55 students.

When Jesse Elmer ’21 helped plan Hamilton’s History Club outing to the Seward House Museum in Auburn, N.Y., he didn’t know that the trip would lead him to his summer internship.

Maoist Laughter, co-edited by Associate Professor of East Asian Languages Zhuoyi Wang, was recently published by Hong Kong University Press.

Suzanne Keen, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, announced the appointment of new faculty for the 2019-20 academic year, including nine tenure-track appointments.

President David Wippman and Glenn C. Altschuler, the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies at Cornell University, co-wrote an essay for The Hill outlining 10 recommendations for first-year students.

A music major, Melo Albino ’20 commits himself to music studies during the school year. And as an intern for Red Roof Records, a broadcasting station and record label, he’s spent the summer continuing that commitment.

In January, three Hamilton students abandoned the frosty Upstate New York winter for the tropical climate of Nevis, the Caribbean birthplace of the College’s namesake Alexander Hamilton.

Associate Dean of Faculty and Associate Professor of Anthropology Nathan Goodale and Assistant Professor of Anthropology Colin Quinn published chapters in the Handbook of Evolutionary Research in Archaeology.

From “Jam Camp” in Clinton to kayaking in the Adirondacks, Hamilton’s 61 orientation adventure trips helped ease members of the Class of ’23 into life at Hamilton. The five-day trips gave Hamilton’s newest students an opportunity to get to know their classmates and explore the area.