Outcomes

Hamilton’s Class of 2026 has been celebrated, and now its grads are setting off to explore what’s next. They’re launching careers, starting grad school, and pursuing internships to further explore interests they discovered on the Hill. We asked a few recent graduates to tell us about who influenced them, memorable moments, and proudest accomplishments.

In his time at Hamilton, Aubrey Campbell ’26 left no stage unconquered, whether it’s the Barrett and Romano performance spaces for productions with the Theatre Department or Wellin Hall and the Chapel for concerts with the Music Department. With Hamilton graduation now behind him, he looks toward pursuing a master’s of music in voice at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.

Emily Pogozelski ’26, Analisa Lona ’26, and Elijah “Eli” King-Bond ’26 will be taking what they’ve learned at Hamilton to Teach for America and AmeriCorps, respectively.

For filmmaker Mekhia Foster ’26, storytelling has always been more than entertainment: it’s a way to share experiences and explore new domains. Now, her work is gaining recognition beyond campus. Her documentary In Her Care has been accepted into Philadelphia’s FirstGlance Film Festival.

A maxim for Evan Reed ’26 is “Saying yes to as many things that I have an interest in and stumbling into something else.” Reed’s can-do approach has landed him summer internships with the Sapere Aude Consortium, AMG Funds, and First Citizens Bank; spurred participation in three semesters of cohort-based experiential learning; and balanced seeking out challenges with cherishing the familiar.

Shey Sanges ’26 created her own interdisciplinary concentration, Sustainable Behaviors in Food, Waste, and Energy, at Hamilton in pursuit of her passion for sustainability and environmental studies. Sanges’ experiences on College Hill have paved the way for her to attend graduate school at Clarkson University for a master’s degree in environmental policy.

Between conducting research at multiple labs both at Hamilton and off campus, shooting photography for the Hamilton College digital media team, and coordinating educational opportunities for underrepresented students in Kazakhstan, Alinur Jaboldinov ’26 rarely takes a break.

“Liberal arts-affiliated startups are underrepresented and outperform. We’re here to unlock that potential.” That’s what Jacob Shulman’26 says about the Trivium Venture Network, a business he launched out of his Kirkland Residence Hall room last year. Shulman is a passionate believer in the transformative potential of a liberal arts education and its transferability to entrepreneurship.

When Audrey Alix ’25 sits down at her desk in Utica’s City Hall, she’s greeted by the familiar sight of her class binder from Hamilton’s GIS for Geoscientists course. Occasionally, she will thumb through its pages, searching for techniques she learned on the Hill. On her computer, Alix keeps data that she created during an Emerson Grant project mapping the parks and trees of Utica. Every day, she is reminded of the work she put in to get to her current position as a city planner in Utica, N.Y.

Caroline Boies ’26, a math and art double major, and Elise Kwon ’26, a biochemistry major and music minor, have both been awarded the William M. Bristol Jr. ’17 Fellowship for International Travel, providing them the opportunity to engage in independent studies abroad. The fellowship sponsors projects “based on strong personal interest and commitment” and that “exhibit a spirit of inquisitiveness and a seriousness of purpose.”