Writings & Remarks

Since arriving at Hamilton in 2016, I have witnessed time and again the unique bond students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and close friends build with this College.

I am delighted to announce that the goal for the Because Hamilton campaign has been reached. 

Several of you have written to ask that the College cancel classes Monday and Tuesday. We understand the concerns you have raised and the stress and anxiety created by last night's threat of an active shooter and police presence on campus.

I write to you today knowing how stressful the last 24 hours have been for our community after a threat of violence was posted on social media yesterday. 

The Board of Trustees met on campus for its annual spring meeting, March 2-4.

Like many of you, I have been following the news about the shootings in California and the police violence in Memphis, events that evoke a range of emotions, including grief, frustration, and anger.

In 2005, to mark the 60th anniversary of the day Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 60/7 designating January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. 

The campus has been quiet since final exams ended on December 16, although several dozen students remained in Clinton during the break, and many more returned early to practice and compete with our winter sports teams or to prepare for the arrival of our new Jan students.

Today’s observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a celebration of the civil rights leader’s work to promote racial justice and equality and a reminder of our obligation to help fulfill the dream that he articulated on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963.

On Friday, Dec. 2, the Board of Trustees held its annual winter meeting in New York City in conjunction with the 1812 Leadership Circle Weekend.