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.
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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.
2024 NESCAC Winter All-Academic Team
More than 100 Hamilton College student-athletes from 10 varsity teams were named to the 2024 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) winter All-Academic Team. To be eligible, a student must have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher. The NESCAC, established in 1971, includes 11 highly selective colleges and universities located in the Northeast, and sponsors 27 conference championship sports. Hamilton is home to 29 intercollegiate varsity teams and competes at the NCAA Division III level. Roughly a third of the College's 2,000 undergraduate students participate in at least one varsity sport.
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Sports -
Mar 25
Seniors Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
The Hamilton Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa is pleased to announce the election of 17 members of the Class of 2024. Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honorary society in the United States, honors students for both excellence in academic achievement and breadth of intellectual study.
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Honor Society -
Feb 27
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Dean's List - Fall 2023
Some 1,200 students have been named to the fall 2023 Dean's List. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have carried a course load of four or more graded credits throughout the semester and earned an average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale.
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Dean's List -
Feb 13
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Hamilton College Emergency Medical Service Team
The 28 students in the Hamilton College Emergency Medical Service are New York State-certified emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who provide 24-hour volunteer emergency service to the campus community during the academic year. Along with the rest of the nation, Hamilton recognizes the achievements of its EMTs during National Collegiate EMS Week, the week of November 13.
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Club or Organization -
2023 Nov 6
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Convocation Awards 2023
Hamilton College opens each academic year with its traditional Convocation ceremony. Members of the administration welcome students and new faculty, and academic achievement prizes are awarded to students. This year, 54 students received prizes at the ceremony on August 23 that officially marked the beginning of Hamilton's 212th academic year.
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Academic Award -
2023 Oct 10
New Students Matriculate at Hamilton
Hamilton recently welcomed more than 460 new students to the college community. They were selected from a pool of 9,643 applicants from all 50 states and 146 countries.
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Enrollment -
2023 Oct 6
Commencement 2023
The Class of 2023 graduated on Sunday, May 21, in a ceremony concluding the College's 211th year. Retired Navy Adm. Michelle J. Howard, the first female four-star admiral and chair of the 2020-22 Congressional Naming Commission, was awarded an honorary degree and delivered the Commencement address. In her remarks, Howard shared anecdotes from her time before and after active duty, all tied to this life lesson: the call to the common good is for all of us. "As your namesake [Alexander Hamilton] would say, the first duty is justice," she told the Class of 2023. Hamilton's 500 graduates now join an alumni body of more than 23,000, many of whom have made important contributions to business, the professions, government and the arts.
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Graduation -
2023 Jun 22
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Class of 1979 Travel Awards 2022-23
Six students received Class of 1979 Student Travel Awards for the 2022-23 academic year. The awards, established by alumni from Hamilton's Class of 1979, offer financial assistance to certain outstanding Hamilton students who wish to pursue extensive research projects in different parts of the world or present their work at conferences.
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Research / Grant -
2023 May 12
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Spring Theatre Production: Rent
A cast and crew of more than 70 students participated in eight sold-out performances of the Spring Theatre production of Jonathan Larson's "Rent." The groundbreaking Tony and Pulitzer Prize Award-winning show reinvented musicals when it debuted in 1996. An inspiring story about friends and artists struggling in New York City's East Village, "Rent" tackles addiction, poverty, AIDS, and most of all, love. The production was directed by Professor of Theatre Mark Cryer.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement -
2023 May 4
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COOP Service Interns 2022-23
Hamilton's Community Outreach and Opportunity Program (COOP) Service Internship Program began in fall 2009 to connect students with area service organizations. During their first two years at Hamilton, service interns work at least six hours per week on site at their non-profit agencies, helping them identify skills and interests and explore career options. When a group of interns "graduates" after their sophomore year, they're on the road to becoming leaders in the community.
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Community Service -
2023 Apr 27
Wellin Museum Docents - Spring 2023
The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art joins traditional object-based learning with advances in interdisciplinary approaches. With more than 6,000 works of art and artifacts, the Wellin's collection represents a broad range of cultures, historical periods, artistic practices, and movements. The Wellin's student docents are integral to the work of the museum and participate in various aspects of museum operation. They lead tours, collaborate with Hamilton faculty to provide customized, interdisciplinary gallery programs that support teaching and learning, and work on specialized projects within a specific museum department.
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Leadership -
2023 Apr 26
Off-Campus Study: New York City Program
Fourteen students are participating in Hamilton's New York City Program this spring. The program is structured so that students spend four days a week as interns in a firm or organization, attend weekly seminars on the semester's topic, and complete an independent project. About two-thirds of Hamilton students study off campus for a semester or longer through opportunities that can include language programs, internships, and field research.
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Experiential Learning -
2023 Apr 21
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Academic Year in Madrid, Spain
The Hamilton College Academic Year in Madrid, Spain, offers students the opportunity to develop true linguistic proficiency and to experience the many facets of Spanish life. Through personal contact with the culture, language, ideals, and customs of another country, participants step beyond the familiarity and comforts of their own environment to gain a new perspective on international affairs and a greater respect for and understanding of another people. About two-thirds of Hamilton students study off campus for a semester or longer through opportunities that can include language programs, internships, and field research.
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Study Abroad -
2023 Apr 18
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Off-Campus Study: Washington, D.C., Program
Nine students are participating in the Hamilton Program in Washington this fall. The program provides a combination of academic study and experience in national government. Students in the program conduct research and attend two seminars led by a resident member of Hamilton's government department, and at the same time work full time in congressional or executive offices, think tanks, NGOs, non-profits, and lobbying and consulting firms.
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Achievement (Other) -
2022 Oct 3
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2022 Parilia Classics Conference
Six Hamilton students were among the presenters at Parilia, an annual undergraduate classics conference that brings together students from Skidmore, Union, and Hamilton Colleges. The conference derives its name from an ancient Roman festival in honor of the founding of the city, which was traditionally dated to April 21, 753 BCE. It is held annually on or around Rome's birthday, and the host rotates between the three participating colleges. Skidmore hosted the conference this year.
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Academic Excellence -
2022 May 3
Student Assembly 2020-21
The Student Assembly is a duly-elected representative organization that works on behalf of Hamilton students. As such, it acts with the ability to work and communicate with the faculty, staff, college administration, and other affiliated groups. Student Assembly works to support three goals - to actively promote undergraduate student interests, provide student organizational support, and to provide the experience of handling leadership. Every year, Student Assembly works on topics ranging from campus improvements to college issues, as well as recognizing and funding more than 100 student organizations.
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Student Government -
2020 May 28
Hamilton Mathletics 2019-20
Twelve of Hamilton's most talented math students are members of the 2019-20 Mathletics Team. In December, team members sat for the William Powell Putnam Exam, a challenging national undergraduate mathematics test administered by the Mathematical Association of America. The team is coached by Associate Professor of Mathematics Andrew Dykstra.
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Academic competition -
2020 Apr 3