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Colleen Hallagan Preuninger ’06 has returned to College Hill for her first semester as Hamilton’s inaugural dean of spiritual and religious life. We asked her to share some initial thoughts about her new role and what she’s heard already from students. (Full interview to appear in the Winter edition of Hamilton Magazine.)

Associate Professor of Physics Viva Horowitz recently presented “Good Vibes: How to Take Apart a Resonator System Without Dismantling It” for the physics colloquium at Smith College.

Assistant Professor of Government Catherine Chen was the lead author on an article recently published online by the political science journal Environmental Politics.

Lecturer in East Asian Languages and Literature Tiao-Guan Huang delivered an online lecture titled “Learning Culture Through Food: Taiwan’s Cuisine and Stories” to faculty and students in the Chinese Flagship Program at the University of North Georgia. 

When tsunamis inundate the land or wildfires leave nothing but ash, even insurance companies feel the crushing weight of disasters. In these scenarios, insurance companies rely on reinsurance — the insurance for insurers that helps them weather the storm during rare mass claims incidents. This summer, Peter Dillman ’26 worked at Gallagher Reinsurance Brokers, applying his mathematics background to real-world scenarios.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Kelly Faig recently published articles on loneliness in the journals Current Issues in Behavioral Sciences, Psychophysiology, and PLOS One.

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. September’s news topics included coverage of international students, Confederate monuments, and inflation, among others. Links are provided, but some may require subscriptions to access content.

Alejandro Sosa Hernández ’26, a creative writing and Japanese double major who discovered an interest in theatre while at Hamilton, was recently called upon to write something he never expected. Read about his experience here.

The Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) recently named More than You Can Know: A Marriage Story, by Jane Watson Irwin Professor of Literature and Creative Writing Naomi Guttman, a 2025 Best Short Documentary.

When Tori Campbell Nelson ’86 talks, children listen. The co-founder and anchor of KidNuz, “a fun, fresh, first-of-its-kind kids’ podcast,” delivers age-appropriate news stories to her third- to sixth-grade audience five days a week.