Hamilton in the News

Assistant Professor of Government Erica De Bruin, Professor of Economics Ann Owen, and Director of Orientation and First-year Programs Tessa Chefalo appeared prominently in The Washington Post, American Public Media’s Marketplace, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, respectively, this month.

President David Wippman co-authored an opinion piece published by Inside Higher Ed on Oct. 12 titled The Education Department’s Race to the Bottom.

Oliva Rissland, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics at the University of Colorado, read a scientific paper every day for 899 days. At the end of that stretch, she picked her favorite: “The Mundanity of Excellence: An Ethnographic Report on Stratification and Olympic Swimmers,” written in 1989 by Dan Chambliss, the Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Hamilton.

President David Wippman co-authored an opinion piece published by The Hill on Sept. 6 titled Blame Shifting.

A day after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy answered Congress’ questions about mail delays and simultaneous with President Trump railing against voting by mail at the Republican Convention, TIME published Professor of Government Robert Martin’s essay addressing George Washington’s view of the agency.

Social distancing in crows? Associate Professor Andrea Townsend and Assistant Professor of Psychology Keelah Williams have published a paper about the challenges of social distancing in humans and other animals.

President David Wippman co-authored an opinion piece published by The Hill on July 13 titled Memo to President Trump: College students are not sponges.

Professor of Government and Department Chair Sharon Rivera co-authored an op-ed in The Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog titled "Russia’s referendum could keep Vladimir Putin in power until 2036."

TIME magazine featured Professor of Economics Stephen Wu's research on the relationship between police force leadership and fatal shootings in an article on June 26.

President David Wippman co-authored an opinion piece published by The Hill on June 25 titled College towns have been clobbered by COVID-19.