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The newly formed Hamilton Coalition for Justice and Democracy, born of a commitment to protect America’s democracy, held its inaugural meeting on Nov. 5 in response to President Trump’s false and problematic claims about the 2020 election. Thursday evening’s event attracted around 80 participants, including both students and faculty.

Utica City Court Judge Ralph Eannace, marriage and family therapist Kevin Lewis, and Hamilton Director of Community Standards Catherine Berryman discussed the question “How are We Handling Domestic Violence and Mental Health Interventions?” in a webinar moderated by Hamilton Professor Frank Anechiarico on Nov. 4.

Hamilton Government Professor Phil Klinkner, along with several other faculty from the Government Department, hosted live election coverage discussing the presidential race and its potential implications on Election Day, Nov. 3. Klinkner also provided analysis of incoming data and results with assistance from students in his “Political Parties and Elections” course.

From a desert in Somaliland to a campus residence hall room, a cast of Hamilton students and alumni will perform a collection of Shakespeare’s sonnets this week in a production that explores the meaning of community during the pandemic that has altered life around the globe.

It was virtual but it was real: the recent SpeakEasy spoken-word and open mic lounge at Hamilton was a reunion of creativity and affirmation for poet Terri Moise ’17, who, as an alum, returns to campus semester after semester to support the event.

A pandemic coupled with a presidential election have made for a challenging but successful season for the HamVotes team of students, faculty, and staff as they have focused on increasing the voter participation at the College.

Hamilton sustainability coordinators have found a way to reintroduce Food2Energy (a.k.a. suite composting) in Babbitt and Milbank residence halls despite the pandemic.

Yusef Salaam, one of the five boys wrongfully charged in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, spoke in a webinar on Oct. 29 as part of the C. Christine Johnson Voices of Color Lecture Series.

Hamilton College Professor Doran Larson, Nation of Islam representative Courtney Muhammad, and re-entry educator Lee Carr spoke in a webinar moderated by Mohawk Valley Community College Trustee Tony Colón on Oct. 28. This was the sixth installment of eight webinars in the series “Racial Justice and Criminal Justice Reform in Oneida & Herkimer Counties.”

They are three seniors who share a major, but you’d never know it from the courses they’ve taken. You might be able to tell it by their level of satisfaction with their academic agendas — as interdisciplinary concentrators they built their own majors to what interested them most.