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Annually, we host a dynamic panel of faculty and staff on Hamilton's campus to honor the women of color in our community, break bread, and take up the ongoing call to inclusive work. Join us for a celebratory dinner! We will be having a wonderful panel filled with women of color faculty/staff.

An event recognized around the country, Lavender Celebration is dedicated to honor the achievements and contributions of LGBTQ+ graduating seniors. Sponsored by GSU & FCC

Strawberries and Champagne is an event that commemorates the past traditions of Kirkland College graduations and the continuing legacy of Kirkland at Hamilton. Funded in part by the Kirkland Endowment

Danielle Allen, professor of political philosophy, ethics, and public policy at Harvard University, draws an arc from the American founding to the present to explore how the original vision of the Declaration of Independence can serve us still, even as we also recognize and remedy its imperfections. Danielle is James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University. She is also director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation at the Harvard Kennedy School and director of the Democratic Knowledge Project, a research lab focused on civic education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A professor of political philosophy, ethics, and public policy, she is also a seasoned nonprofit leader, democracy advocate, tech ethicist, and distinguished author. She is a contributing columnist at The Atlantic Magazine, winner of the 2025 Barry Prize, and was the 2020 winner of the Library of Congress’ Kluge Prize, which recognizes scholarly achievement in the disciplines not covered by the Nobel Prize. She received the Prize “for her internationally recognized scholarship in political theory and her commitment to improving democratic practice and civics education.” Across nearly three decades in higher ed, Danielle has worked to make the world better for young people. She won the Quantrell award for excellence in undergraduate teaching at the University of Chicago, where she also served as Dean of the Division of Humanities (2004-7); she chaired the board of the Mellon Foundation (2015-19), as that foundation expanded the range of institutions in whic...