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Hamilton alumni, students, and colleagues send well-wishes and thanks to four members of the faculty who will enter the world of retirement at the conclusion of the 2022-23 academic year. We asked each of them to reflect on their time on College Hill and what’s next.

Tommy Thompson ’73’s Facebook page states that he’s “A guy who lives in eternal terror of becoming bored and has too many hobbies as a result.” One of those too many hobbies is building, well, buildings.

In 1950, composer Marion Bauer completed her Symphony No. 1. The piece was to premiere the following November, but three copyists tasked with creating the orchestral parts from Bauer’s score did what the composer called an abysmal job.

Retired Navy Adm. Michelle J. Howard, the first female four-star admiral and chair of the 2020-22 Congressional Naming Commission, presented remarks to the Class of 2023 at Hamilton’s 211th commencement on Sunday, May 21. Other speakers included Ryan Smolarsky ’23, recipient of the James Soper Merrill Prize, and class speaker Juliet Davidson ’23.

Get your scorecards ready to tally some impressive statistics for the Hamilton Continentals this winter in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) play.

It's been quite the season for the Buff and Blue! Check out some of the top images photographer Josh McKee captured of all the Continentals teams this winter.

At the 1812 Leadership Circle Weekend in New York City earlier this month, President David Wippman reminded those gathered that Hamilton’s mission is to prepare students for lives of meaning, purpose, and active citizenship.

Gabriel Bit-Babik ’25 arrived on College Hill knowing he wanted to take advantage of the many opportunities Hamilton has to offer. The only problem was where to start.

This past summer, Hamilton welcomed Ngonidzashe Munemo, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty.

An aha moment. A cry of eureka. There are many ways to describe what happened in Associate Professor of Chemistry Max Majireck’s lab on that day in late June 2016, but, by his own admission, it was most likely a once-in-a-lifetime experience.