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Laura Engelhardt ’95 spent 11 years at Goldman Sachs. Now alternative dispute resolution is her career.

He originally wanted to be a school principal, but that career plan didn’t last long. After Hamilton, Mac Abbey ’69 joined the Peace Corps and traveled the world. Through this process, he learned about the work of NGOs and how they can help those in need. He had found his purpose.

In every human society … there is an effort, continually tending to confer on one part the height of power and happiness, and to reduce the other to the extreme of weakness and misery. The intent of good laws is to oppose this effort, and to diffuse their influence universally and equally.

Often with musicals, the lights are on the actors, focusing on the stories they tell and the songs they sing. We don’t get a glimpse of the musicians below the stage that help create the magic that pulls you into the production.

Members of StoryCorps' One Small Step Team were on campus for a week of recorded interviews between community members and students holding differing positions on issues of the day.

Steve Swenson, former president of the American Alpine Club and a Piolet d’Or prize-winning mountaineer, will give a lecture on “Karakoram, Striving for the Summits,” on Monday, April 22, at 7 p.m., in the Kennedy Auditorium.

Prior to their Common Ground discussion on April 11, Reince Priebus and Jim Messina held a Q&A with Hamilton students. Two government classes were selected to participate in the event. Reince Priebus previously served as chief of staff to President Trump and chair of the Republican National Committee. Jim Messina was the former deputy chief of staff and campaign manager to President Obama.

Even before some first-year students set foot on Hamilton’s campus for the first time, they get an email about the Community Service Internship (CSI) program. The program is offered through the Community Outreach & Opportunity Program (COOP) and pairs incoming first-year students with a four-semester, paid internship with community partner agencies in the Mohawk Valley.

Author Annie Hartnett ’08 will read from her debut novel Rabbit Cake on Wednesday, March 6, at 4 p.m., at the Dwight Lounge, Bristol Center. The event is free and open to the public.

Linda Sormin, a professor of ceramic art at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, came to Hamilton as part of The Visiting Artist Series on Feb. 20.