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Associate Professor of History Mackenzie Cooley is one of nine winners of the 2025 Dan David Prize. Winners are awarded $300,000 each to recognize their contribution to the study of the human past and to support their future endeavors, making it the largest history prize in the world.

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. May’s news topics included coverage of global politics, international student issues, and faculty evaluations, among others.

Assistant Professor of Art History Nadya Bair is one of 15 scholars awarded a 2025-2026 fellowship by the Frankel Institute of Jewish Studies at the University of Michigan.

The Loyalty Trap by Associate Professor of Sociology Jaime Kucinskas “explores how civil servants navigated competing pressures and duties amid the chaos of the Trump administration, drawing on in-depth interviews with senior officials in the most contested agencies over the course of a tumultuous first term,” according to the Columbia University Press.

The Society of American Historians has elected Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of American History Maurice Isserman a member of the society in recognition of the “narrative power and scholarly distinction of [his] historical work.”

Jolene, a well-known song by Dolly Parton, is the subject of Professor of Music Lydia R. Hamessley’s second book focused on the singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman’s music and song-writing. Published in May by Oxford University Press, Jolene was preceded by Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton (2020) that provided a comprehensive look at the process, influences, and themes that shaped Parton’s songwriting.

Lisa Trivedi, the Christian A. Johnson Excellence in Teaching Professor of History, is co-editor of the scholarly book series ASIANetwork Books with Lever Press/UMichigan.

Assistant Professor of Sociology Mahala Stewart recently explored the role of race in parents’ homeschooling decisions in a “University Forum” at the University of Las Vegas.

“Egalitarian Idealists and Authoritarian Zealots: A Cautionary Memoir,” by Maurice Isserman, the Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of American History, appears in the Winter 2025 issue of Liberties.

Professor of Cinema and Media Studies Scott MacDonald was profiled as the “preeminent scholar of experimental cinema” in the winter issue of Cineaste.