Hamilton College

198 College Hill Rd, Clinton, NY 13323 -  View Map

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• Hamilton's curriculum provides its highly motivated students with both the freedom and responsibility to make educational choices that emphasize breadth and depth. Through independent projects, the Senior Program, and summer internships with faculty, Hamilton provides an increasing number of opportunities for students to engage in significant -- often publishable -- research at the undergraduate level.
• Commitment to the intellectual and personal development of students is Hamilton College's most important and enduring tradition. The faculty is dedicated to the promotion of academic achievement, integrity and personal growth. Hamilton students spend much of their time with their teachers and fellow students identifying problems, clarifying questions, thinking creatively, experimenting with solutions and frequently undertaking collaborative work.
• Approximately 80 student clubs and organizations address student interests in everything from music to religion to politics to social causes. Hamilton is affiliated with the NCAA Division III, the New England Small College Athletic Conference, the Liberty League, the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association.
• Hamilton offers numerous programs and events that benefit the cultural life of the campus community and the surrounding area.
• Profile last updated: 07/07/2009.

In the News:

• Hamilton College to begin celebration of its bicentennial (The Observer-Dispatch)
  posted on September 19, 2011 at 10:36:35 pm
  It’s a special year to be a student at Hamilton College as the institution celebrates its bicentennial. Almost two centuries ago, 21 students each paid $18 in tuition (today, room and board is $53,470) and walked into the newly chartered college’s one building just outside of the village of Clinton.
• Categories (Rome Sentinel)
  posted on September 18, 2011 at 04:15:03 am
  CLINTON — From assemblies, academic discussions and charter readings to picnics, fireworks and jazz bands, Hamilton College is kicking off its 200th birthday celebration with a weekend of wid...
• 200 years of history at Hamilton College (Rome Observer)
  posted on September 15, 2011 at 08:17:54 pm
  CLINTON – Two hundred years of history will be depicted starting this Thursday and running until Dec. 16 at Hamilton College’s Emerson Gallery as the school prepares for its bicentennial birthday.
• NYC focus of films at Hamilton (Rome Sentinel)
  posted on September 15, 2011 at 07:21:34 pm
  Clinton — The Hamilton College F.I.L.M. (Forum for Image and Language in Motion) series will present "7 Queens" (2008) and "Foreign Parts" (2010) with director Véréna Paravel on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Bradford Auditorium in the Kirner-Johnson Building.
• Jane Austen Songbook opens series (Rome Sentinel)
  posted on September 15, 2011 at 07:21:12 pm
  Clinton — The Hamilton College Performing Arts Series opens with soprano Julianne Baird’s Jane Austen Songbook at 8 p.m. on Saturday in Wellin Hall. Tickets for this event are $15 for adults/$10 for senior citizens and $5 for students. All seating is general admission.

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