Hamilton College, located in Clinton, New York, is one of the nation’s oldest and most highly regarded liberal arts colleges. Approximately 2,000 students explore their interests and define their goals through an open curriculum, robust research, internship, and off-campus study opportunities. Hamilton is one of only about four dozen U.S. colleges and universities that make admission decisions without considering a student’s financial circumstances and meet the full demonstrated need of every student they accept. The college is committed to fostering a community where all individuals feel valued, empowered, and treated fairly. Hamilton students graduate ready to lead lives of meaning, purpose, and active citizenship thanks to an integrated advising system and mentorships with expert faculty, generous resources to support student interests, and a loyal alumni network.
The Crosby-Schoyen Codex at Christie’s auction house in Paris. The manuscript goes up for auction in London on June 11, 2024.
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Years of research about the people who work in the federal government finds that most of them are devoted civil servants who are committed to civic duty without regard to partisan politics.
The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago was not a peaceful event.
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Changing the ‘psychological distance’ someone feels toward an issue can shift their attitudes in ways that might help people on opposite sides of an issue see more eye to eye.
For some, yoga is a spiritual practice that may substitute for religion.
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As the US gets less religious, some thinkers warn that it may get more selfish as people engage less with their communities. A team of scholars decided to investigate that concern.
A still from the 1946 classic ‘It’s A Wonderful Life.’
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Holiday movies have been an essential part of the American winter celebrations. They offer a glimpse into how the world is could be, often in sharp contrast to reality.
Black children face harsher discipline in public schools.
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When white parents decide to homeschool, usually it’s to provide individualized education to their child. Research shows black parents homeschool for an entirely different reason.
A still from the 1946 classic ‘It’s A Wonderful Life.’
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Holiday movies offer us a glimpse into how the world is could be, often in sharp contrast to our lives as they are. In that way, the annual act of viewing them is like a religious ritual.
A still from Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ.
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When it was released 15 years ago, Mel Gibson’s ‘Passion of the Christ,’ was a box-office success. The theme of Jesus has been a successful one that many filmmakers around the globe have cashed in on.
An expert argues our connection with these figures is longstanding. They are embedded in our myths and help us explore deeper questions about being human.
Those on the receiving end of Jeff Sessions’ ‘tough on crime’ policies are speaking out from behind bars.
The University of California-Mexico Initiative Education Working Group created Project SOL, an online curriculum program that teaches students in their native language.
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Despite hard work by both governments to overcome mistrust, more is needed to build mutual understanding between Americans and Mexicans. Educational partnerships may hold the answer.
The U.S. and EU are stronger together.
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The Treaty of Rome, which eventually led to the European Union, is turning 60 at a time when many inside and outside Europe are questioning the union’s value. For the U.S., much is at stake.
The wide gap between the two leaders was in full display back in August, when candidate Trump visited Mexico.
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