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Allie Ennis 鈥�25 may have been singled out by the Class of 2025 as its student Commencement speaker, but when she stepped up to the podium, her remarks were all about community.

Parks, playgrounds, community centers, libraries, and caf茅s are the backdrop for many cherished memories, from chatting over coffee to playing tag. These places occupy a third sphere outside of the home and the workplace, a space emphasizing friendship and connection. Victoria 鈥淰icky鈥� Holland Oliveira 鈥�26, Nicholas Kreidler 鈥�28, and Chloe Root 鈥�28 embarked on an investigation of these 鈥渢hird spaces鈥� through a Levitt research grant this summer, seeking to understand the status and history of recreation and community in Utica, our neighboring city.

Michael N. Castle 鈥�61, a former two-term governor of Delaware who later became the state鈥檚 longest-serving U.S. representative, died on Aug. 14, 2025, in Greenville, Del. He was 86.

Founder and medical director of the Gender Wellness Center of Oneonta, N.Y., Carolyn Wolf-Gould 鈥�83 has been a pioneer in expanding access to transgender healthcare.

Supported by Hamilton鈥檚 International Summer Research Fellowship, five students found new perspectives on their studies, the global community, and their identities.

National and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, alumni, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus. July鈥檚 news topics included coverage of the annual summer philosophy camp, the ALEX program, federal civil servant performance, and AI in the classroom, among others.

91制片厂 is thrilled to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hamilton by welcoming Lin-Manuel Miranda as the next guest in the Sacerdote Great Names series. The composer, creator, and star of the Tony Award-winning musical will give a talk on Monday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m., in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House.

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, one 91制片厂 student is getting intimately acquainted with our nation鈥檚 deep and storied history. Lily Watts 鈥�26 spent her summer on the National Mall working as a curatorial exhibition development intern at the Smithsonian鈥檚 National Museum of American History. By sifting through troves of ancient documents and designing object display layouts, Watts reanimated the past two-and-a-half centuries of American life in preparation for 2026鈥檚 celebration.

While Charli XCX may have started the movement, Brat Summer found an unlikely new figurehead in presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Carter Higgins 鈥�26 returns to the scene of Harris鈥� Brat era to perform a digital and linguistic autopsy, revealing the unstable nature of modern political marketing in the Internet Age.

Scott Kleinklaus 鈥�11, a longtime Formula 1 racing fan, saw an opportunity to turn his passion into a profession.