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In his address at Hamilton College’s commencement, Thomas Tull ’92, founder, chairman and CEO of Legendary Pictures, urged the Class of 2013 to “listen to your inner compass and make being a good citizen and a good person part of how you measure yourself and how you think about success.”

Results of a new survey titled “The 2012 Election and the Sources of Partisan Polarization: A Survey of American Political Attitudes” and conducted by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center received national attention after the poll’s May 21 release. MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews as well as NBC’s First-Read, the network’s news and analysis daily summary from the NBC News Political Unit, both reported on the poll. Also reporting on the poll were the political website Political Wire, UPI, The Washington Times and BusinessWeek.

A.G. Lafley, a 1969 graduate of Hamilton College, has rejoined Procter & Gamble as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. He will also serve the world’s largest household goods manufacturer as chairman of its board of directors. Lafley, who majored in French and history at Hamilton, was P&G’s president and CEO from 2000 to 2009.

Eugene Domack, the J. W. Johnson Family Professorship of Environmental Studies, and students under his direction, have determined why Sylvan Beach has been eroding for the past century and have discovered how to address the situation. A ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local politicians on May 21 was held to open the beach for the season and to recognize the contributions that Domack and his team have made toward solving the problem.

Thomas Tull ’92, chairman and CEO of Legendary Pictures, will deliver the Commencement address at Hamilton on Sunday, May 26, at 10:30 a.m., in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.

Twenty-seven Hamilton College seniors were elected to the Epsilon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest honor society, on May 23.

Hamilton College football player Mike MacDonald '13 (Glen Ridge, N.J./Seton Hall Preparatory School) and women's soccer player Alex Rimmer '13 (Rye, N.Y./Rye HS) received the 2013 Jack B. Riffle Awards at the College's senior varsity athlete awards dinner on May 22.

Barbara Gold, Edward North Professor of Classics, published a book titled Roman Literature, Gender and Reception: Domina Illustris.

Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics Derek Jones co-authored a chapter in the Handbook on the Economics of Reciprocity and Social Enterprise.

For the fourth year, Hamilton College is the recipient of STARTALK funding to operate two programs for Chinese language this summer—a Chinese teacher development program and a week-long intensive learning Chinese immersion course for students in grades 8 and 9.