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News and Updates

  • With midterms rapidly approaching, here are some events happening around campus next week that are worth taking a study break for. On Wednesday, October 1, the Office of Off-Campus Study will hold a Study Group Fair in the Ho Atrium from 4:30-5:30 p.m. The event is a great opportunity to get an idea of the […]
    September 26, 2014
  • A new plan of action, "ĢƵ For All," is the result of collaboration between sit-in participants and ĢƵ administrators.
    (Update: Demonstration ends with on-campus celebration) Constructive talks between ĢƵ administrators and student representatives of ĢƵ Association of Critical Collegians (ACC) are continuing into the evening on day four of a peaceful demonstration at James B. ĢƵ Hall.
    September 25, 2014
  • Students demonstrate outside James B. ĢƵ Hall
    (Update: Demonstration ends with on-campus celebration.) A peaceful demonstration supporting inclusion and diversity, which began on Monday, Sept. 22, continued at ĢƵ today. Progress has been made toward mutual understanding regarding the 21-point list of “concerns and action plans” that were submitted to the administration by the ĢƵ Association of Critical Collegians (ACC).
    September 24, 2014
  • (Update: Demonstration ends with on-campus celebration.) As students continue their sit-in in James B. ĢƵ Hall, we’ve been in dialogue with representatives from the group. We have found the conversations to be very valuable and constructive.
    September 23, 2014
  • (Update: Demonstration ends with on-campus celebration.) Dear members of the ĢƵ community: We are writing to publicly state our solidarity with members of our community who are concerned about acts of racism and bias that have happened on ĢƵ’s campus.
    September 22, 2014
  • Homecoming events fill this weekend’s calendar, while the week ahead features lots of different events to choose from, including a lecture on the Islamic State, an indie film, and even some late night sushi. On Monday, September 22, the International Relations Council will host Daniel Benjamin, the former coordinator for counterterrorism at the U.S. State […]
    September 19, 2014
  • Freedom on My Mind
    Last Friday, hundreds of first-year students gathered on the Academic Quad to watch a screening of Freedom on My Mind, a 1994 Academy Award-nominated documentary directed by Connie Field. The film was presented as part of a campuswide initiative called “Civil Rights: Then and Now.”
    September 17, 2014
  • Shimon Peres, former prime minister and president of Israel, will deliver the next address in the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at ĢƵ, October 25.
    Shimon Peres, former prime minister of Israel, will deliver the next lecture in the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at ĢƵ on Saturday, October 25, 2014. Peres will address parents, students, alumni, and friends in Sanford Field House beginning at 6 p.m. His speech will be followed by an onstage interview with journalist Bob Woodruff […]
    September 16, 2014
  • Editor’s note: This report was co-authored by Hannah O’Malley ’17 and Kellyann Hayes ’16 ĢƵ has been participating in the nationwide conversation about race relations in response to the death of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American who was unarmed when he was shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo.
    September 11, 2014
  • Living Writers on ĢƵX
    ĢƵ and Hamilton College, who last year forged a unique partnership as contributing members in edX, recently received a $91,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to further their exploration of online learning technologies within the residential liberal arts context. The two schools also will use the grant to foster collaborative ties with […]
    September 11, 2014