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Members of the Hamilton community and guests will come together on Saturday, Sept. 28, to inaugurate President Steven Tepper as the 21st president of the College.

Forty-five new faculty members have entered Hamilton’s ranks, including nine tenure-track professors in anthropology, art, computer science, dance and movement studies, economics, government, mathematics and statistics, music, and Russian. They join 31 visiting professors and lecturers, and four teaching fellows for the 2024-25 academic year.

Following a national search, Vice President for Enrollment Management John McLaughlin has announced that Jacob Browne has been named executive director of admission. Browne will join Hamilton on Oct. 1 from Eckerd College, where he serves as dean of admission.

Hamilton College’s Levitt Center is ground zero for research opportunities on campus. Aimed at encouraging students to combine their academic ambition with practical, hands-on, research, the Levitt Research Fellows Program is a great opportunity for students to dive deeper into their interests. Students are awarded a research grant and collaborate closely with a faculty advisor for up to 10 weeks, then prepare a presentation and submit a paper in the fall.

Fun moves fast at Hamilton. Less than two days after arriving on campus, the Class of 2028 embarked on 56 orientation trips, guided by more than 100 student leaders.

As we welcome new and returning members of our community back to College Hill, we want to offer a glimpse into what campus has been up to these past few months while many have been away. Here’s a sampling of new spaces, new faces, renamed buildings, major moves, and more.

As part of the Levitt Center’s Community Impact Summer Fellowship Program, a cohort of Hamilton students have been collaborating with local organizations focused on social and public policy across Oneida County. We chatted with a few of these students who spent the summer combining their academic pursuits with practical and hands-on skills.

Reading Prester John: Cultural Fantasy and its Manuscript Contexts, a new book by Professor of History John Eldevik, was recently published by Arc-Humanities Press. It examines the legend of Prester John, a powerful Christian monarch believed to have ruled a vast empire in Asia during the Middle Ages.

The Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College will host an exhibition called “Menagerie: Animals in Art” from September 7 to June 8, 2025. This exhibit will showcase hundreds of artworks featuring animals from ancient times to today.

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. August’s news topics included varied subjects from the discussion of coups to the Federal Reserve and the vice presidency.