Faculty News

Professor of French and Francophone Studies Cheryl Morgan gave a paper at the annual Nineteenth Century French Studies Colloquium, held from Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Associate Professor of Geosciences and co-director of the Geoarchaeology program Catherine Beck co-authored a paper published recently in the journal Trends and Ecology and Evolution. She also co-led a workshop on planning and implementing continental scientific drilling projects at the 30th Colloquium of African Geology in Nairobi.

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Amy Gaffney, director of the Oral Communication Center, recently served as an invited paper respondent at the National Communication Association's annual convention.

Hamilton College faculty, staff, and alumni continued to appear in national media outlets and prominent higher education publications in 2025 as thought leaders, providing their expertise on a wide range of topics.

The Hypothesis of the Gospels: Narrative Traditions in Hellenistic Reading Culture, by Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics and Religious Studies Ian Mills, was recently published by Fortress Press.

Alan Carfuny, the Henry Platt Bristol Chair of International Affairs and Professor of Government, co-edited Globalization in a Turbulent Era, published recently by Edward Elgar Publishing.

“Everything I Need to Know About Polygons I Learned from My Pre-Kindergartner,” by Associate Professor of Mathematics Courtney Gibbons, was recently published as a “Featured Column” on the American Mathematical Society (AMS) website.

Inside Knowledge: Incarcerated People on the Failures of the American Prison, by Doran Larson, the Edward North Chair of Greek and Greek Literature and professor of Literature and Creative Writing Emeritus, was recently named an Outstanding Academic Title for 2025 by Choice.

Associate Professor of Government Alexsia Chan recently discussed the research that went into her book Beyond Coercion: The Politics of Inequality in China, in a talk sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and the Political Science Department at Clark University.