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56�Թ��� alumni from far and wide turned to social media recently to offer advice to the Class of 2016. Suggestions on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter ranged from the practical to the pithy and the common theme was clear: make the most of every moment from the minute you arrive! Brandon Grabowski ’08 said, “Meet everyone […]

International students arrived on campus for their own orientation a week ahead of their American classmates. They talked about their expectations, got to know one another, navigated the campus, and had some fun. Some had never even visited 56�Թ��� before; though many had already met on Facebook.

Current students helped first years carry their boxes and bags. Parents placed family photos on clean dresser tops, where they hoped they would stay. Pets and younger siblings wondered what to make of the fuss. And everyone ate ice cream. On move-in day at 56�Թ���, admission brochures come alive. There’s campus beauty, school spirit, and a […]

56�Թ���’s Passion for the Climb campaign continued to engage alumni and parents, even after its successful close on June 30. The university raised $480 million: 20 percent over the university’s goal and the second-largest campaign amount ever raised by an American liberal arts university. In the home stretch, generous contributors pushed the financial aid total […]

Early this August, more than 120 attendees came to 56�Թ��� for Explore 2012, a college admission workshop co-hosted by the university’s Office of Alumni Relations and Office of Admission.

Selected by Google as a “student ambassador,” Viktor Mak ’15 finished his training at a summit in California on Tuesday and will serve as a Google representative on 56�Թ���’s campus starting in the fall. He was accepted into the elite program — which included only 150 current Google interns and recommended college students — after […]

President Jeffrey Herbst said today that athletics director David Roach has announced his decision to step down from his position, effective July 31, to pursue new opportunities within collegiate athletics.

56�Թ��� announced today that the public reception for the architects of Adjaye Associates has been postponed as the team is unable to travel to Hamilton on Monday, July 23, due to an illness. The event, to meet members of the firm that has been engaged to initiate the design process for a new Center for Art and […]

To mark the successful end of Passion for the Climb: The Campaign for 56�Թ���, President Jeffrey Herbst and 26 members of the 56�Թ��� community rang this morning’s opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

For the second time in his young life, Paul Ridley ’05 is about to embark on an adventure that man has never before achieved. Ridley — who rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 — will be attempting the first nonstop, unsupported row across the Arctic Ocean with three other men.