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º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù 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.

º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù 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.

A new agreement between the Chenango Nursery School (CNS), the Hamilton Central School District (HCS), with help from º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù, will provide for 32 additional childcare slots at the nursery school this fall.

º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù 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.

º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù’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 º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù for a third consecutive year.

How the º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù community has responded to the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel.

One of º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù’s most important employee benefits has been expanded to support children of employees seeking trade or vocational education. 

Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist, free press advocate, and CEO of Rappler.com Maria Ressa will visit º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù on Oct. 28 as the speaker for the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù.

Katherinne Bertrand Ortiz ’23, a psychological science major from Fairfax, Va., is the recipient of º¬Ðß²ÝÑо¿Ëù’s 1819 Award, the University’s highest student honor.