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Alex Cook ’20 is spending his summer researching a project he devised: “Combating Deception in Genocide.” His work is taking him from case studies to interviews with reporters and staff at NGOs, nonprofits, and government organizations.

Maggie Ryan, a rising junior, is spending the summer working on an Emerson project that investigates non-commutative algebra. She is one of 200 Hamilton students who are doing summer research or an internship supported by the College.

In a room full of aspiring law students and philosophy academics, Assistant Professor of Psychology Keelah Williams’ discussion on imposter syndrome does not seem inherently related to the Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy (HCSPiP). After days of debating and applying various philosophical theories, a talk on the mechanics of imposter phenomenon might have come off as on anomaly to the students and scholars on campus for the two-week philosophy program.

Some say that the Hamilton students look younger every year, and if you’ve seen the crowd at the Taylor Science Center over the past several weeks, you might even say that they look to be about nine-years-old.

Diamond Jackson ’21 is one of xx Hamilton students conducting research with a faculty member this summer.

Involved in clubs and organizations like The Duel Observer and the Campus Activities Board, Graham Paull ’20 is used to throwing himself into creative endeavors. Now working on an Emerson project, he expects to direct his passion toward film.

Rising senior Ethan Dunn wants you to question what you’re told, even if it means questioning him. Tenacious in both his curiosity and eagerness to critique the zeitgeist, he is spending his summer dispelling the “myth of capitalism.”

Though classes are out for the academic year, the Hamilton Outing Club (HOC) is alive and well, thriving in the summer weather. Having already hosted one day hike and one overnight hike over the past couple weeks, HOC is planning to continue organizing outdoor excursions for the community.

Lucas Mangold, a rising senior from Greenwich, Conn., is spending the first weeks of summer break getting an early start on his thesis research. A geosciences major, he is analyzing local microspherules under the guidance of Professor of Geosciences Dave Bailey.

It’s the 19th century. The suffrage movement is sweeping the streets, abolitionism is becoming increasingly pervasive, and labor reform is in full swing. People are pushing for social change, and many of them are asking the spirits for help.