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.
November’s news highlights ranged from the challenges faced in higher education to Dolly Parton and heart disease. Links are provided, but some may require subscriptions to access content. Please contact Vige Barrie if you cannot open a link or do not have a subscription.
- “Annie Starke’s new cooking show explores her (and her mother Glenn Close’s) deep Bozeman roots” – Billings (Mo.) Gazette, Nov. 3
Annie Starke ’10 has a new cooking show, “The Mountain Kitchen” shot mostly on her Bozeman area ranch. It premiered this month on the Magnolia Network. - “How a wild animal-loving English cowboy brought free healthcare to America’s needy” - Orange County (Calif.) Register, Nov. 8
Paul “Poppy” Green ’17, marketing manager for Remote Area Medical, a healthcare non-profit that brought free medical, dental, and vision care to those in need, shared what it was like to work with the group’s founder. - “Business of Sports: Cohen, Sorenstam, Clippers” – Bloomberg Radio, Nov. 10
Gillian Zucker ’90, president of business operations for the Los Angeles Clippers, spoke about her career including her time at Hamilton. - “Higher education’s perfect storm is becoming a tsunami” – The Hill, Nov. 12
President David Wippman co-wrote this essay about the challenges facing higher education and possible solutions to address the issues. The essay also appeared on Microsoft’s news site, MSN. - “The American Socialist Split Over Israel”– The Atlantic, Nov. 15
Professor of History Maurice Isserman detailed the reasons why he was resigning from the Democratic Socialists of America. - “National Humanities Center Announces Sites for Inaugural “Being Human” Festival” – Associated Press, Nov. 15
Hamilton is one of nine institutions in the nation hosting an event as part of the center’s festival. The college is offering a zine fest which will include workshops for students and teachers, families, and other members of the community working side-by-side with zine practitioners and cartoon artists to learn about zines and how to make them. - “Middle East, non-compete, college sports” - WCNY (Syracuse public TV) Nov. 17
Visiting Professor of History Ty Seidule discussed these issues on this panel. - “‘The echoes with Trump are obvious’: BBC series on Caesar casts light on similarities with modern populists” – The Guardian, Nov. 18
Professor of Classics and Africana Studies Emerita Shelley Haley contributed to Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator. - “What the history of campus hate speech codes teaches us about fighting antisemitism” – The Hill, Nov. 19
President David Wippman discussed speech codes as they related to the present challenges engendered by the war between Israel and Hamas.” - “Behind the scenes: Rhona Bitner takes us into America’s performance spaces” – Wallpaper, Nov. 19
The Wellin Museum’s exhibiting artist Rhona Bitner discussed her work and process. - “Who is Dolly Parton?” – Fox Nation, Nov. 21
Professor of Music Lydia Hamessley discussed the life and music of Dolly Parton throughout this documentary. - “Here’s what Jewish New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast's dreams are made of” – New York Jewish Week, Nov. 21
Roz Chast recounted the evolution of her career from Kirkland College to Rhode Island School of Design to The New Yorker. - “The 1A Record Club listens to Dolly Parton’s ‘Rockstar” - “NPR’s 1A, Nov. 24
Professor of Music Lydia Hamessley commented on Dolly Parton’s music and music writing. - “Mets name M. Scott Havens ’95 as president of business operations” - Major League Baseball, Nov. 27
- “American Heart Association Invests at Masonic Medical Research Institute” – WKTV (Utica, N.Y.), Nov. 28
Associate Professor of Chemistry Max Majireck discussed his research and his work with students at the College. - “John Nichols, literary chronicler of small-town New Mexico, dies at 83” - Washington Post, Nov. 30
Alumnus John Nichols ’62 died. - “Congressional Corner” – WAMC (Albany public radio), Nov. 30
Former U.S. Senator Roy Blunt and former U.S. Representative Val Demings discussed the political divide in Washington in advance of their Common Ground appearance.
