Looking Back on 2017

As Hampden-Sydney looks ahead to a promising new year, we hope you will review some of the College's major stories in 2017:

96th among liberal arts colleges nationally in U.S. News & World Report-a 9-place jump from the previous year
10th in The Wall Street Journal's Top Schools for Career Preparation
12th best library in the U.S. according to the Princeton Review
9th best alumni network in the U.S., according to the Princeton Review

CSPAN filming lecture

CSPAN films a Dr. John Coombs lecture on campus.
Two students co-author a piece in the New York Times.
The New York Times features H-SC's commencement address by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Bret Stephens.
Virginia Businessprofiles Hampden-Sydney College.
Men's Health features two H-SC student entrepreneurs on its Facebook page.

A $1 million gift establishes the Flemming Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
H-SC receives a $4 million grant from the Carpenter Foundation to support financial aid.
Bill '72 and Shireen Kirk give $4 million to support H-SC's athletic endowment.
The Brown Student Center becomes the new hub of campus life.
The fine arts department moves into the state-of-the-art Viar-Christ Center for the Arts in the renovated Brinkley Hall (formerly Winston Hall).

The Tiger lacrosse team wins an ODAC championship, sending the team to a NCAA tournament.
Two H-SC coaches claim coach of the year honors: Betsy Leonard in swimming and Jason Rostan '03 in lacrosse.
H-SC's ethics team claims its second straight victory in the VFIC Ethics Bowl.

H-SC welcomes a new athletic director, Chad Eisele.
The College inaugurates its 25th president, Dr. Larry Stimpert, in May.
202 men graduate in May, joining the nation's 9th ranked alumni network.
326 youths matriculate in August, joining the H-SC brotherhood.
The College community mourns the loss of two Hampden-Sydney legends, Lieutenant General Samuel V. Wilson, and Walter "Shorty" Simms.