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Hamilton’s Theatre Department students and faculty joined with theaters across the country to take part in the Ghostlight Project on Jan. 19, gathering at 5:30 p.m. outside Romano Theater in the Kennedy Arts Center.

Students, faculty and staff gathered on Monday, Jan. 16, in the Fillius Events Barn to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Participants shared a dinner of some of King’s favorite foods and engaged in conversation about King’s inspiring words and viewpoints.

Thirty-eight members of the class of ’20 as well as 12 transfer students arrived on the Hill on Jan. 13 to register, move in and take part in Hamilton orientation.

A grant Lilly Pieper ’18 received from the American Microscopical Society (AMS) in 2016 that enabled her to conduct summer research on seas urchins, has led to inclusion of her poster at the 2017 AMS Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

Hamilton’s co-ed a cappella group Duelly Noted is on the road for its 7th annual winter tour. The group kicked off its tour with a performance at Downingtown West High School in Pennsylvania on Jan. 3.

Doug Ambrose, the Carolyn C. and David M. Ellis Distinguished Teaching Professor of History, was a guest in Boston for a TEDxBeaconStreet talk titled "Perils of Posterity: Alexander Hamilton and a Sex Scandal. "

While the Broadway musical Hamilton took the nation by storm in 2016, there was plenty happening at the “original” Hamilton too. Here’s a look back at the stories that garnered the greatest attention on the College’s news site this year, based on the number of views.

Five Hamilton juniors have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for study abroad in the spring 2017 semester. Recipients are Natasha Espinosa, Daiyan Hossain, Kalvin Nash, Kureem Nugent and Chidera Onyeoziri.

The Hamilton Microfinance Group recently paid a visit to Kelly's Closet, a thrift store in the Utica area with whom the group works.

As he prepares to leave office, President Obama paid tribute to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack ’72, the longest-serving member of his cabinet.