Faculty News

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. December’s news topics included coverage of AI, inflation, art, and poetry, among others.

Valeria Dani, visiting assistant professor of Italian Studies, has had her book-length translation of Grant Farred’s What’s My Name? published in Italy by Quodlibet.

Associate Professor of Classics Jesse Weiner is on sabbatical this academic year and recently spent time in France, Switzerland, and Rome.

Derek Jones, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics emeritus, participated in two conferences earlier this year and published two papers.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature and Creative Writing Patrick Joseph Caoile published a chapter in Narratives of Confinement in American Pop Culture from De Gruyter Brill.

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.