CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College President David Wippman on Tuesday announced that he will retire on June 30, 2024, after completing eight years leading the college in Clinton.

Throughout his tenure, the school set new benchmarks in student recruitment, including applications, selectivity, and yield; socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity; and test scores and class rank, Hamilton College says. The number of first-generation-to-college and Pell grant-eligible students also increased.

“I will have served eight years when my tenure concludes next summer,” Wippman said in a Hamilton College news release. “My time at Hamilton has been the most satisfying of my career. I have watched with pride as entering classes have set records for quality, selectivity, and diversity; new and renovated buildings have enhanced an already beautiful campus; teacher-scholars of the highest caliber have made Hamilton their home; and trustees, alumni, parents, and friends have given generously of their time and resources.”

As nearly half of its professors began reaching retirement, Hamilton hired and promoted “large numbers” of teacher-scholars and added seven new professorships, including two endowed professorships in computer science, the college said.

Eric Reinhardt

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