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To introduce him simply as a civil rights activist, educator, or philosopher would be irresponsible. To call him a MacArthur Genius, a Heinz Award recipient, or an Alphonse Fletcher, Sr. Fellow would reduce him to labels. He is all of that and more – there simply is no introduction that could do Robert “Bob” Moses’56 justice.

In a recent installment of the “How I Got My Internship Series,” in which panelists share with students details of their internship experiences over lunch, the Career Center organized four panelists to discuss their internships in Communications.

He began with a piece of advice spoken by Prophet Muhammad: Have your heart be where your feet are. Omid Safi is director of the Islamic Studies Center and professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University, specializing in contemporary Islamic thought and Islamic spirituality. He visited Hamilton on Jan 23 to discuss “Radical Love: Rumi as an Islamic Voice of Divine Love” as a part of Spirituality 101, a week of programs to deepen the Hamilton community’s spiritual understanding.

Two years ago during her summer break, Christine Walsh ’20 interned for Benjamin Blake, mayor of her hometown, Milford, Conn. This past fall semester, after sustaining a concussion prior to the start of classes, she thought she would be stuck at home, recovering and then waiting for the next semester to begin. She had no idea that she would be returning to work with Blake, this time, with her own office. After all – the assistant mayor would need an office.

The Wilderness Outdoor Leadership (WOLF) program is a housing option for first-year students interested in the outdoors and leadership.

About 50 yards long and 70 yards wide, the New Field House comprises a field made of the same synthetic surface as Withiam Field and Steuben Field and the same field that lines the baseball and softball diamonds, allowing outdoor athletes to play on a game-like surface.

Tucked down the hill off Campus Road lies Rogers Estate: a large, two-story building with a sprawling field as a front yard and abundant trees and greenery as a view. Rogers is furnished with a full kitchen, library, living room, and television lounge – a housing option that differs in many ways from the standard dorm experience.

It was July, 1920, just before the presidential election. Seven decades of women had worked for this moment, for the 19th amendment to be ratified, for the woman’s voice to be heard on the ballot. Thirty-five states had said yes and it was all left in the hands of one state. Tennessee ratified and 27 million women were able to vote.

Lynn Kim ’20 spent the summer as an intern at Writopia Lab in Los Angeles. Here she writes about her experience.