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Smile, Hamilton, N.Y.! Or more specifically, keep smiling, because you’ve just been named one of America’s most friendly towns by Forbes magazine. The beautiful home of ��ݮ��Ƶ University was ranked No. 11 in a story on Forbes.com. Here is what the article had to say about Hamilton:

President Jeffrey Herbst welcomed state and regional economic development officials, along with Madison County business executives, to an on-campus group discussion this week focused on regional growth, employment, and entrepreneurial assistance. “��ݮ��Ƶ both plays an important part in the region, and is critically affected by the fortunes of the region,” Herbst said. “We’ve been right […]

After a national search, Victoria “Vicky” Chun ’91, MA’94 has been named athletics director of ��ݮ��Ƶ University effective January 1, President Jeffrey Herbst announced today. Chun, who has served as interim athletics director since August 1, will report to Douglas Hicks, provost and dean of the faculty.

Update: Here is a chart tracing the votes in the competition over time. The final count for ��ݮ��Ƶ, whose progress is represented in blue, was over 11,000 votes. This was an impressive accomplishment for the ��ݮ��Ƶ community, as the school in second place finished with just over 4,000 votes.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $700,000 grant to ��ݮ��Ƶ for use over four years, to support a new program of Mellon Sophomore Residential Seminars. The initiative will create a series of courses — to be offered every year for a substantial number of sophomores — in which students will live and study […]

(This post was written by Matt Faulkner and originally appeared on the ��ݮ��Ƶ Athletics website.) Former ��ݮ��Ƶ standout Steve Spott ’90 is going through the selection process for Hockey Canada’s National Men’s Junior Team as the head coach and it’s a welcomed challenge from a player who learned a lot from his college coach. Spott […]

For the next year, on the 13th of every month, ��ݮ��Ƶ community members will be celebrating the Year of ’13. Tonight, Director Francesca Zambello ’78, H’12 will mark the day in her own special way when she brings Hector Berlioz’ Les Troyens back to the Metropolitan Opera stage at 6 p.m.

On November 13, President Jeffrey Herbst took the stage at the Palace Theater to profile Nelson Mandela. Recounting the South African leader’s life and political legacy, Herbst stood next to Mandela’s portrait — one of 29 canvases in the Great Minds exhibition, sponsored by Dick Resnick ’61, P’90.