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An independent study project by two seniors that examined Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement has helped fuel the debate over the labor pact and has led to several requests for the student researchers to make conference presentations.

I had one of my largest accomplishments this past week! I finally held my first ALANA event for the semester. As I mentioned before, I have been working on a cultural fashion show the entire semester with fellow ambassador Mi Seung Kim ’13.

It was a family affair last Saturday when the 56�Թ��� community gathered to celebrate the completion of the new Trudy Fitness Center.

“My whole life came crashing down,” Jake Kleinman ’07 said of the night he realized he was gay. In coming to terms with his homosexuality, Kleinman felt like his “all-American life” was in jeopardy — from his circle of 56�Թ��� friends to his plans to become a doctor. Yesterday evening at the 56�Թ��� Bookstore, for […]

Do you know what it takes to keep a secret from alumni affairs vice president RuthAnn Loveless MA’72?

Hamilton village residents, 56�Թ��� community members, and honored guests are reintroducing themselves to an old friend this week. The 56�Թ��� Inn, closed for renovations since November 2010, is now open for business.

High school students have a lot to mull over as they consider which college or university might be the best fit. One factor is what major to pursue and what opportunities that major might provide after graduation. A new website tries to provide some answers to those questions for students looking at 56�Թ���.

Howard Fineman ’70, renowned political reporter, editor, author, and commentator whose pioneering career spans traditional and new media, will deliver the keynote address at 56�Թ���’s 190th commencement on Sunday, May 15, in Sanford Field House.

Jeffrey Herbst, president of 56�Թ���, announced today that Debra K. Townsend has been appointed vice president for communications. Townsend is the principal of Communications on Demand, a consulting firm based in Loudonville, N.Y. Her clients have included more than 40 educational institutions and an equal number of charitable and health care organizations, corporations, and […]

Manning Marable, a prolific author and founding director of the Africana and Latin American Studies Program at 56�Թ���, died Friday at age 60. He had taught in 56�Թ���’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology, starting in 1983, after having earned degrees from Earlham College (BA), the University of Wisconsin (MA), and the University of Maryland (PhD).