Hamilton in the News

TIME’s 2020 Election series debuted a new video, Bernie Sanders’ New Hampshire Victory Is a Big Deal for Socialism in America. Here's What to Know About the History of the Idea, in which Professor of History Maurice Isserman is the sole expert commentator.

In an opinion piece published by The Wall Street Journal, Professor of Sociology Daniel F. Chambliss writes about “the best teaching advice I ever received.”

The Federalist Papers, written primarily by Alexander Hamilton, have been the subject of much discussion during the current impeachment proceedings. In an interview with a Syracuse television station, Professor of Government Robert Martin talked about the papers, specifically Essay 65, in which Hamilton wrote about the "high crimes and misdemeanors" of impeachment.

A review of Professor of History Maurice Isserman’s The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America’s Elite Alpine Warriors led The Wall Street Journal’s Book Review section in its Dec. 27 edition.

Director of Learning & Research Services Beth Bohstedt co-authored an essay titled Digital Agility: Embracing a Holistic Approach to Digital Literacy in the Liberal Arts in which she asked and responded to a series of questions related to digital readiness.

In an essay titled “Proposed changes to Title IX will not solve the problem of sexual assaults on college campuses,” co-authors President David Wippman and Professor of American Studies Glenn C. Altschuler critique Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ Title IX draft regulations.

From questioning whether a coup should ever be labeled “good” to protesting recent immigration policies, opinions expressed by faculty appeared in major national publications via essays and letters to the editor throughout the year.

In “Trump's executive order raises important questions about Jewish identity and free speech,” co-authors President David Wippman and Professor of American Studies Glenn C. Altschuler question whether President Trump’s Dec. 11 Executive Order Combating Anti-Semitism adds to the protections already available for Jews under Title VI and conclude that it “may well do more harm than good.”

What makes Christmas movies so popular https://theconversation.com/what-makes-christmas-movies-so-popular-127972 is the question Visiting Associate Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate answers in a Dec. 6 essay published by The Conversation and appearing in publications around the world.

“Betsy DeVos is giving defrauded student debtors the back of her hand,” an essay co-written by President David Wippman and Professor of American Studies Glenn Altschuler in The Hill, highlighted how difficult Secretary of Education DeVos has made it for these students to seek debt relief.