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In the first half of the 2011-12 academic year, Hamilton College broke all fund-raising records for a six-month period, said Vice President for Communications and Development Richard Tantillo, and the college is on pace to have its best philanthropic year ever when the fiscal year closes on June 30.

At a time when parents are beginning to question whether they can afford a college education for their children, Hamilton has announced that it will make admission decisions without considering an applicant’s ability to pay. The college already meets the full demonstrated need of every student it accepts and will continue to do so. The new policy at Hamilton, which is known as need-blind admission, is effective with the class currently being admitted for the fall of 2010.

Now that most Hamilton College students have left campus for the summer, the bulldozers, dump trucks and front-loaders have moved in.  Even in a down economy, Hamilton will invest, on average, in excess of $1 million per month for the next year in construction projects.

For the second time in as many weeks, Hamilton College is announcing notification of a million-dollar donation.  The most recent gift, $1 million from an anonymous donor, will establish an endowment to provide need-based scholarships for students who qualify for financial aid.

The presidents of the 11 colleges comprising the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) voted at their regular meeting yesterday in Maine to integrate Hamilton fully into conference play effective with the 2011-12 academic year.

A former political prisoner in Somalia, whose death sentence was commuted following a wave of international pressure, will speak at Hamilton College on Tuesday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kirner-Johnson Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.