Writings & Remarks

Each year the Thanksgiving break provides us with an opportunity to rest and recharge before the final push to the end of the semester. 

I am writing to share the news that Vice President for Enrollment Monica Inzer will retire at the end of the academic year after 20 years of leading Hamilton’s student recruitment, enrollment, and financial aid programs.

In the last few days, I have received deeply distressing reports of antisemitic and Islamophobic comments and interactions on our campus. Such incidents are multiplying at colleges across the country, but I am appalled to find Hamilton among them.

Several students recently alerted us to ignorant, offensive, antisemitic comments made on Jodel, an anonymous app that allows users within a specific geographic region to communicate with each other, whether they are on campus or in the local area.
 

This year the annual fall meeting of the Hamilton Board of Trustees coincided with Fallcoming & Family Weekend ...

Dear Members of the Hamilton Community,

The recent terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel serve as a gruesome reminder to all of us that intentionally targeting civilians is abhorrent and criminal.

I am writing to share the sad news that Alex Egresits, a member of our community for nearly 27 years, has died following a long and determined battle against cancer.

A two-century-old college has many traditions, including the long-standing practice of welcoming new students with music, signs, and tasteful costumes as they drive up College Hill Road.

We recently received the tragic news that John Fecunda ’24 died earlier this month.

This morning the United States Supreme Court ruled that the race-conscious admission programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional, reversing over 40 years of precedent and forcing many colleges and universities across the country to revamp their admission processes. Our Admission Office has long been preparing for this outcome, and we are working with outside counsel and our New York Six partner institutions to study the decision and determine the best course of action. We will do everything we can within the law to ensure that Hamilton College remains a diverse and inclusive living and learning community.