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Malden resident, Hamilton College senior Jonathan Dong Awarded Prestigious Fellowship

Malden resident and Hamilton College senior Jonathan Dong has been awarded the college's prestigious Bristol Fellowship to explore The Global Rise in Sustainable Aquaculture by traveling to Mexico, Chile, Kenya, Singapore, the Philippines, and Papua Ne...

Apr 14, 2021, 11:35am EDT

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Woodbine Resident Kathryn Craine to Serve as Army Officer

Having grown up near the U.S. Naval Academy and with relatives who served in the Army, Hamilton College senior Kathryn Craine has known for several years that she planned to eventually join the military. During her first year at Hamilton, she joined th...

Apr 9, 2021, 11:45am EDT

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Mansfield Resident Richard "Gus" Huiskamp to Join the Jesuit Volunteer Corps

Mansfield resident and Hamilton College senior Richard "Gus" Huiskamp will join the Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) in Tucson, Ariz., after graduation. JVC is an organization of lay volunteers who devote a year or more to community service in poor communi...

Apr 9, 2021, 11:27am EDT

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New Haven Resident William "Liam" Prum Awarded Prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship

New Haven resident and Hamilton College senior William "Liam" Prum has been named a Watson Fellow, receiving a $36,000 stipend to pursue a "year of independent, purposeful exploration" abroad. The prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is awarded to g...

Mar 24, 2021, 3:26pm EDT

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Providence Resident Amy Harff Awarded Prestigious Watson Fellowship

Providence resident and Hamilton College senior Amy Harff has been named a Watson Fellow, receiving a $36,000 stipend to pursue a "year of independent, purposeful exploration" abroad. The prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is awarded to graduating...

Mar 24, 2021, 3:17pm EDT

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Mahopac resident, Hamilton College senior Kayleigh Miller will join Teach For America

Mahopac resident and Hamilton College senior Kayleigh Miller will join Teach For America in San Jose, Calif., after graduation. A public policy major, she graduated from Mahopac High School. Here she talks about her interest in service programs and tea...

Mar 17, 2021, 3:16pm EDT

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Eugene resident, Hamilton College Student Eleanna "Ele" Sorensen Awarded Critical Languages Scholarship

Eugene resident and Hamilton College sophomore Eleanna "Ele" Sorensen will hone her long-time interest in the Arabic language as the recipient of a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). The public policy major is a graduate of O...

Mar 17, 2021, 3:15pm EDT

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Mansfield resident, Hamilton College senior Julianna DeSimone to join non-profit Forest Foundation

Mansfield resident and Hamilton College senior Julianna DeSimone will join the non-profit Forest Foundation after graduation. A world politics and French double major, she graduated from Bishop Feehan High School. Here she talks about the organization,...

Mar 10, 2021, 11:00am EST

Fairfield resident, Hamilton College senior Carson Goos to join Teach For America

Fairfield resident and Hamilton College senior Carson Goos has been accepted into the Teach For America program. A government and women's and gender studies double major, she'll be teaching social studies in Delaware after her May graduation. Here's wh...

Mar 9, 2021, 3:37pm EST

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Williamstown resident gives paper at NYU Undergrad Conference

Back in middle school, Williamstown resident and Hamilton College junior Jacob Hane would have hardly expected his first Latin class to lead into anything like a college major. "There were times where I wanted to drop it, focus on a different language,...

Mar 4, 2021, 1:49pm EST

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Hamilton College, located in Clinton, New York, is one of the nation’s oldest and most highly regarded liberal arts colleges. It is distinguished by a rigorous open curriculum, a need-blind admission policy that ensures access to talented students with limited financial means, and a focus on preparing students for lives of meaning and purpose.