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the New World Nature summer history research project was an enterprise of moving parts — an academic and organizational feat. The idea was to develop the research and digital humanities skills of five students on the team, while furthering their personal ­research and that of the professor in charge. That was Assistant Professor of History Mackenzie Cooley, whose field is the history of science and ideas in the early modern world.

When Hamilton College switched to remote learning in late March, students moved out of their residence halls and those who were studying abroad returned home. But approximately three dozen students, primarily international students, remain on campus more than three months later.

Alumnus Greg Thomas ’81, founder of Tune in to Leadership, interviewed President David Wippman recently for the organization’s s blog on the challenge of Covid-19 and racial justice issues.

WHCL is Hamilton’s student-run radio station. Established in 1941, 88.7 on your FM radio dial provides the community with the opportunity to get their voices, and their music, heard. This summer, student DJs are broadcasting remotely, joined by alumni. Some of these DJs include Dave Bolger ’99, Zachary Franciose ’14, Kaye Kagaoan ’15, Austin Ford ’19, and, all co-hosting together, Tori Fukumitsu ’15, Caroline Grunewald ’15, Eliza Kenney ’15, and George Taliaferro ’15.

When Janis Avery K ’78 explains why she does what she does, she’s succinct and utterly convincing, ever the effective advocate for youth in foster care. Strategic support helps them get what they need to have a better life, she says.

After her summer neurology research was canceled due to COVID-19, Krithika Ravishankar ’22 decided to broaden her search for internships. This ultimately led to a conversation with Josh Rothstein ’19, founder of Up All Night Music Group, a concert promoting organization.

Student summer research is underway, with students and faculty collaborating on projects remotely via Zoom. Here, Gus Huiskamp ’21, describes his Emerson Foundation research project about the philosophical and literary movement, Negritude.

Simon & Schuster is one of the top U.S. publishing companies, and according to Kayah Hodge ’21, working there is “low-key kind of a big deal.”

When Josie Collier ’97, P’14 learned that she would be taking over as president of Hamilton’s Alumni Association starting next month, she was hit with a mix of emotions from excitement to anxiety. After all, her work as a longtime volunteer fostering connections among previously disengaged alumni had largely been done quietly behind the scenes. Now everyone would be looking to her to develop partnerships on a larger level.

Having spent a semester studying in Perugia, Italy, Gloribel “Glori” Difo ’20 became so captivated with the city that she decided to take what she saw and learned to create an interdisciplinary senior project: A Walking Tour of Perugia, Italy: Exploring the Building Stones Used in the City’s Construction.