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The epitome of culture shock may be going from spending 41 days in a rowboat to dancing with Eskimos in a native Alaskan village to walking through Grand Central Station — all within 30 hours. That’s how the beginning of last week played out for Paul Ridley ’05, who recently completed Arctic Row, a first-of-its-kind […]

Children of the Hamilton community had numerous choices of games at the Welcome Back Block Party on Wednesday evening in the village green. Kids could try to shoot a miniature basketball through a hoop, nail a target with a suction-cup dart, throw a bean bag through a clown’s mouth, toss a ring onto a stick, […]

First-year students spend their first days at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø navigating new terrain, organizing their living spaces, meeting classmates, and otherwise adjusting to life in their new milieu. What they are doing intrigues professors of psychology, anthropology, physics, sociology, and many other disciplines.

When Douglas Hicks delivered the convocation address to the Class of 2016, his theme was tradition — an interesting choice, one might say, for a provost and dean of the faculty who is almost as new to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø as the first-year students. But Hicks, who arrived in July from the University of Richmond, took a […]

(Note: These are prepared remarks by Douglas A. Hicks, provost and dean of the faculty at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, given at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s 192st convocation.) President Herbst, distinguished faculty and staff colleagues, members of Konosioni, members of Link staff, and especially transfer students and the Class of 2016: We stand in a great and grand tradition that […]

51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, admission brochures come alive. There’s campus beauty, school spirit, and a […]