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Hamilton College has joined 32 peer schools in signing an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in support of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina and the legality of a “race-conscious” admissions process.
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President David Wippman has announced that Sean Bennett will serve as Hamilton’s first vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Throughout June, members of the Hamilton community came together and celebrated Pride Month thanks to several campus events hosted by student and staff organizers.
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A high school teacher’s focus on the My Lai massacre inspired Carolyn York K’75 to eventually find her calling working for equal pay for women and people of color in the workplace. “He taught me to see the worth of every human being,” she says.
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“Why aren’t there more Black female judges on the federal bench?” an op-ed by Associate Professor of Government Gbemende Johnson published in The Washington Post on Feb. 22, addresses President Biden’s campaign pledge to appoint a Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court and his record-breaking number of federal court appointments of Black women.
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During their four years at Hamilton, Kye Lippold ’10, Geoffrey Hicks ’09, Robyn Gibson ’10, Amy Tannenbaum ’10, Corrine Bancroft ’10, Stephanie Tafur ’10, and Wai Yee Poon ’10 led an effort to improve the experiences of marginalized groups on campus.
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Among economics majors, the underrepresentation of women, students of color, and first-generation college students is chronic and widespread, and in 2018, Hamilton’s Economics Department made a significant move to combat the problem. It revamped its curriculum.
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Having just published an article titled “Gender, Diversity, and the United States Judiciary” in The SAIS Review of International Affairs, Associate Professor of Government Gbemende Johnson was the appropriate choice for an interview on NPR’s Weekend Edition news program titled “President Biden is replacing federal judges at a record-breaking pace.”
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Director of the Days-Massolo Center Paola Lopez and Associate Dean of Diversity & Inclusion Maria Genao-Homs recently presented at the 2021 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Multicultural Institute.
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From faculty and staff to students, the Hamilton community counts among its members many who are the first in their families to attend college. To celebrate the diverse perspectives first-gens bring to College Hill, Hamilton joined in marking national First-Generation Student Celebration month.
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