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Spring 2010

The Diversity of Diversity

By Allison Eck '12

How do we define our differences, and why do they matter? With campus diversity a topic of frequent — and sometimes intense — discussion, we asked a sampling of students, teachers and administrators to share their thoughts on the issue and the word itself. More ...


Meet the New Boss

By Carrie Zuberbuhler Kennedy '90

The ultimate fast-track job may be the one you stay at home to do — parenting. Some Hamiltonians who have taken that path are glad they did, and two alumni experts say the liberal arts can be perfect training for a career as Mom or Dad. More ...
 

Work Hard, Play Hard and LOL

Students' online journals offer prospective students and their parents a more detailed look at life on the Hill, but they've also become a popular source of insight, inspiration and goofy wit. Think naked opera, or parodies of algebra proofs, or being surprised by a letter you sent to yourself. More ...
 

Fall-Winter 2009

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Mac Bristol: Honoring the Man and the Legacy

The chairman emeritus, called "our College's heart and soul" by President Stewart, leaves an unparalleled record of service, leadership, generosity and vision that has shaped today's Hamilton and sets the standard for tomorrow's. More ...


Top of the Food Chain

They majored in such fields as history, philosophy, American studies and women's studies, but along the way these alumni cooked up a batch of culinary skills and credentials so impressive that they're now turning out some of the most exquisite dishes in the world of fine food. More ...


When Hollywood Came to the Hill

Forty years ago, the film The Sterile Cuckoo — based on the novel by John Nichols '62 — put the Hamilton campus on the big screen, launched Liza Minnelli's movie career and gave scores of students a pretty good reason to throw a very big party. More ...

 

Summer 2009

Alumni Review - Summer 2009

Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Chapel

You logged countless hours there, you walked past daily, you heard the stories, you saw the evening glow from afar. So you know all you need to know about the College's best-known landmark, right? Maybe not. More ...


Odd Jobs

When the conversation gets around to "What do you do for a living?" these alumni need a little time to explain. Whether careers or sidelights, they're engaged in work that's well off the beaten path. More ...


What They Saw There

We asked the five student photographers honored in the most recent Worldview Photo Contest to share their winning pictures, all taken during study abroad, and the stories behind them. You'll be impressed on both fronts. More ...

 

Spring 2009

Alumni Review - Spring 2009

Buff, Blue and Green

 

This issue of the Alumni Review looks at sustainability on the Hill and beyond from four perspectives: how faculty and curriculum focus on the environment; how campus operations and the physical plant are working to shrink Hamilton's "carbon footprint"; how students are involving themselves in environmental issues; and what alumni are doing in the professional sphere to shape the planet's future.
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Fall 2008

Alumni Review - Fall 2008

The Kirner-Johnson Building Makes a Grand Entrance

Phase One of the long-anticipated renovation and expansion is complete, and the extreme makeover – in technology, in learning spaces and in simple sight, sound and feel – has the Hill dazzled. More ...
 

Excelsior: The Gifts that will Keep Giving

Excelsior: The Campaign for Hamilton represented both an unprecedented show of generosity toward the College and an unprecedented impact on facilities, students, faculty and life on the Hill. More ...


Admit One

The admission process at Hamilton is highly selective, but it's also highly personal – not only for prospective students, but also for the admission officers who make the difficult decisions. More ...

 

Summer 2008

The Chemistry of a Champion

The women's lacrosse team banded together on the field and off to triumph on the NCAA's biggest Division III stage and bring home the College's first national team championship. More ...


They're in the Game

On the sidelines, in the office, in competition and in the classroom, Hamilton fields a formidable lineup of sports professionals. More ...


Playing Hardball

Alumni involved in the business of sport say the competition can be as intense in the front office and in the media as it is on the playing field. More ...


More Essays that Worked

Returning to a favorite feature from 2003, we offer eight exceptional admission essays from members of the incoming Bicentennial Class of 2012. More ...
 

Fall 2007

2007 Fall Alumni Review

From the Hill to the World

In the Peace Corps' 46 years of existence, 206 Hamiltonians have served the international organization. Each of their stories is unique, but there is a common thread: They learned to win small battles and change the world one life at a time. More ...


Le Debut

By Jennifer L. Giacomini '99

A Peace Corps volunteer's memoir of service in Togo, Africa, poses wrenching questions about the value of what she could accomplish: "many trials and probably few triumphs." But she found that in the midst of suffering, hope survived nonetheless. More ...


The Web 2.0 We Weave

By Phillip J. Hoying '09 and Kyla Gorman '09

Cell phones, Facebook, YouTube, Blackboard, instant messaging, P2P — does anyone on the Hill actually have a face-to-face conversation anymore? Social networking technology — so-called "Web 2.0"— is indeed transforming some elements of campus culture, but at least we haven't become the Borg yet. (And for help with that, try Wikipedia.) More ...
 

Summer 2007

2007 Summer Alumni Review

Illuminating Asia

Anticipating a global shift that is now a reality, Hamilton has taken a diverse and innovative approach to the teaching of Asian cultures and languages. The imperative? "That we prepare students for the 21st century, not the last one." More ...


JYF: Remembrance of Things Past

From participants in the Junior Year in France Program

A half-century of the celebrated study-abroad program has produced as many experiences as the Hamilton students who have undertaken them, but there's a common thread: A year in France expands one's mind, broadens one's vision and ultimately changes one's life. More ...


Writing Contest Winner: "O."

By John McKay '04 and Jon Bellona '03

In a fictional memoir that gives voice to a loss shared by the entire Hamilton community, the authors honor a classmate, a friend and an indomitable spirit.a fictional memoir that gives voice to a loss shared by the entire Hamilton community, the authors honor a classmate, a friend and an indomitable spirit. More ...


The Return of Hondo

With Jon Hind '80, John Pitarresi '70 and Jim Taylor

Hamilton's new athletic director, chats with a Utica Observer-Dispatch columnist and the College's sports information director about his return to the Hill, his philosophy of Division III athletics and the origins of that nickname. More ...
 

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