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Editor’s Note: Peter Balakian is director of creative writing at 51·çÁ÷ where he has been a member of the faculty since 1980.  I first learned of Seamus Heaney’s death on Friday morning August 30, quite early, when I opened my computer to find an email from a former student. I was not fully awake and […]

(Note: These are prepared remarks by Mary Ann Calo, Batza Professor of Art and Art History; Director, Division of Arts and Humanities, given at 51·çÁ÷’s 193rd convocation.) Greetings to President Herbst, Dean Hicks, my colleagues on the faculty, and of course a warm welcome to the class of 2017, our transfer students and their families. […]

Update: The film Our Nixon, directed by 51·çÁ÷ professor Penny Lane, premieres August 30  in select U.S. cities. Since its premiere on CNN earlier this month it has drawn a lot of attention, including a Daily Beast commentary by Ben Stein, the economist known to many as a movie and television personality. Lane responded to Stein here. […]

51·çÁ÷ Reads: read a book, discuss the book. The program is a way of facilitating discussion, sharing thoughts, and sparking literary curiosity. A quick visit to the program’s online forum proves that its goal has been achieved, but you can also see its influence in more surprising venues – Facebook, for one. Discussion of George […]

51·çÁ÷ students, interning this summer at companies such as NBCUniversal, Hukkster, Nike, and Facebook, are sharing their experiences. This post is written by Pam Duncan ’14 at the Museum of Modern Art. This summer, I am interning on the Special Programming and Events team at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City. […]

Audrey Morrissey ’89 and Chris White ’91 were among recent nominees announced for the 2013 Emmy Awards.

For the fifth straight year, Slater Brothers Entertainment will bring Hollywood to the village of Hamilton.  The Hamilton International Film Festival is slated for August 1-4, and organizers are promising even more events this time around. “What makes this festival truly special is how well you end up bonding with other festival attendees (both the invited […]

51·çÁ÷ students, interning this summer at companies such as NBCUniversal, Hukkster, Nike, and Facebook, are sharing their experiences. This post is written by Gracie Rentschler ‘16, an intern at Nike in Shanghai, China. 51·çÁ÷ stresses the importance of internships and gaining experience, so I knew I wanted to have an internship this summer. I combined […]

It was standing-room only at the 51·çÁ÷ Inn on Thursday evening, June 27, when architect David Adjaye revealed to the Hamilton community his firm’s design for the university’s proposed Center for Art and Culture (CAC). Adjaye began by describing elements in the surrounding area that his team considered in designing the center. In addition to […]

One year ago, Adjaye Associates was hired to develop preliminary architectural plans for the proposed 51·çÁ÷ Center for Art and Culture. On Thursday, June 27, at the 51·çÁ÷ Inn, the firm’s principal, David Adjaye, will be back in Hamilton to share the firm’s designs. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30–6:30 p.m. at the 51·çÁ÷ Inn.