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For Harper Gany-Beitler ’13 the path to medical school was entwined with a love of languages. She’s a first-year student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Teaching is learning, as Rob Arrix ’19 discovered his sophomore year when he taught Spanish to fifth-graders at an elementary school near Hamilton.

After one intro archaeology course her first year at Hamilton, Petra Elfström ’18 was hooked, soon signing up for Hamilton’s six-week summer archaeology field school course at the Slocan Narrows Pithouse Village in British Columbia

As part of its study of early American material culture, the University of Delaware’s Winterthur Museum graduate school class visited Burke Library on Saturday, Nov. 11, to view materials from the communal societies collection.

Changjun (Justin) Zhu ’19 has been awarded a tuition scholarship to study abroad in Rome, Italy, next semester. Zhu was selected from among a number of highly qualified candidates in a very competitive scholarship process to receive an API JCU (John Cabot University) Diversity scholarship for the full JCU tuition.

Professor of Classics and Africana Studies Shelley Haley was recently named the winner of a 2017 Award for Excellence in Teaching at the College Level, given by the Society for Classical Studies (SCS).

Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Jesse Weiner presented a paper at the annual meeting of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA) on Nov. 10 at Chaminade University of Honolulu.

Every November, the College community salutes the Hamilton College Emergency Medical Service (HCEMS). HCEMS is a New York State Emergency Medical Service agency that responds to medical emergencies on campus. The service is available to all community members of the College 24-hours- a-day, seven-days-a-week during the year when classes are in session. The program is made up of student volunteers who all are New York State certified EMTs.

U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright ’83, P’15, returned to the Hill Sunday, Nov. 12, for a question and answer session moderated by Maynard-Knox Professor of Law Frank Anechiarico.

On Saturday, Nov. 11, the Days-Massolo Center, with Monk Rowe, “Doc” Woods, and The College Hill Singers, presented a variety of interpretations of “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” as part of a celebration of our collective journeys.