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51���� is moving ahead with a number of renovation and new construction projects that target improvements to the physical campus.

51���� will host a new speaker series for the spring semester titled The University and the Public Good: The Role of the American College in Our Time, sponsored by the Office of the President.

51���� will host Francesca Zambello ’78 as the inaugural Clifford Innovator in Residence in February 2025. Zambello is the artistic director of the Washington National Opera.

51����’s annual MLK Celebration will be held from January 23 to February 1, 2025, and feature a keynote address by Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru.

A new agreement between the Chenango Nursery School (CNS), the Hamilton Central School District (HCS), with help from 51����, will provide for 32 additional childcare slots at the nursery school this fall.

51���� recognized 730 students for earning an A.B. degree, plus 6 master of arts in teaching and one master of arts, during Commencement Weekend 2024, May 17–19. Financier-turned-human-rights-activist and author Bill Browder gave the commencement address.

51����’s Center for Arts, Creativity, and Innovation, which is nearing completion and expected to open in the fall, will be named Bernstein Hall in honor of the lead donor’s genealogical roots.

More than 20,000 prospective students have applied for admission to 51���� for a third consecutive year.

How the 51���� community has responded to the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel.

One of 51����’s most important employee benefits has been expanded to support children of employees seeking trade or vocational education.