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National and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, alumni, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus. News topics included coverage of art, tennis, federal workers, housing issues, among others.

All students at Hamilton complete a senior project, a capstone experience in which they integrate, extend, critique, and apply knowledge gained during their four years on College Hill. The topics vary as much as the students who pursue them — and so do the lessons learned. See the list of senior projects for 2026.

Madison Harland ’26 doesn’t see perfection as a goal. “You learn a lot from failure, from not being perfect,” she said. “If I had taken classes just to get perfect grades, my learning experience would’ve been entirely different.”

Hamilton’s Class of 2026 has been celebrated, and now its grads are setting off to explore what’s next. They’re launching careers, starting grad school, and pursuing internships to further explore interests they discovered on the Hill. We asked a few recent graduates to tell us about who influenced them, memorable moments, and proudest accomplishments.

In its final meeting of the 2025-26 academic year, the Hamilton Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa elected 33 additional members of the Class of 2026.

A maxim for Evan Reed ’26 is “Saying yes to as many things that I have an interest in and stumbling into something else.” Reed’s can-do approach has landed him summer internships with the Sapere Aude Consortium, AMG Funds, and First Citizens Bank; spurred participation in three semesters of cohort-based experiential learning; and balanced seeking out challenges with cherishing the familiar.

This year, we celebrate 10 faculty members whose years of teaching have left a lasting mark on the Hamilton community. Retiring in June are Mark Bailey (computer science), Erol Balkan (economics), Sally Cockburn (mathematics), Ella Gant (art), Patty Kloidt (physical education), Cheryl Morgan (French), Quincy Newell (religious studies), Onno Oerlemans (literature), Margie Thickstun (literature), and Bruce Walczyk (dance).

National and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, alumni, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus. April’s news topics included coverage of a new Hamilton partnership with several prestigious graduate schools to a faculty member’s debut novel, among others.

Provost and Dean of Faculty Ngonidzashe Munemo recognized 10 faculty members with Dean’s Scholarly Achievement Awards in three categories — career achievement, early career achievement, and notable year — at the May 5 faculty meeting.

“Poverty and Parental Discipline,” co-authored by Professor of Economics Emily Conover, appears in the March issue of the Journal of Development Economics.