Faculty News

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 inNarratives 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.

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.