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The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit news organization focused on producing in-depth education journalism, published an interview with Daniel Chambliss, the Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology, on May 17.  “Q&A with Dan Chambliss: A successful college education can come down to a single conversation” focused on the Mellon Foundation-funded longitudinal study initiated by Chambliss in 2001. The article reviewed some of the study results, which will be included in a forthcoming book titled How College Works, and what implications the results might have for U.S. higher education.

"Can Colleges Manufacture Motivation?," an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, opened with comments by Daniel Chambliss, The Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Sociology. “‘Motivation is an outcome of college. … It energizes people to want to learn more and go out in the world and grab it by the throat,’” began Chambliss, who is completing a book with Christopher Takacs ’05 titled How College Works (Harvard University Press).

The mathematical field of graph theory is a study of just that:  a study of mathematical figures consisting of points and lines connected to them. Yonghyun Song ’13 is serving as an intern for Associate Professor of Mathematics Sally Cockburn on a graph theory project. His work was supported by the Monica Odening Student Internship and Research Fund in Mathematics through the Career Center.

ABC News has announced that Michelle Levi '05 will join as a publicist for digital platforms.  Levi most recently was media manager for Politico, where she managed the radio/television and video departments

A paper co-authored by Associate Professor of Psychology Jennifer Borton was published in the March-April issue of The Journal of Social Psychology. “Does Suppressing the Thought of a Self-Relevant Stigma Affect Interpersonal Interaction?” was co-written with David Reiner ’05, Erica Vazquez ’08, Jessica Ruddiman ’09 and Stephanie Anglin ’10.

Michael Signorelli '05 participated as an editor faculty member in the 2010 Words & Music arts festival sponsored by The Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society. The festival offers unpublished authors manuscript critiques and consultations with literary agents and editors. Signorelli has been with HarperCollins since 2005.

Josh Huling '05 will give a workshop entitled "Surviving Communications: The Medium that Changed Everything, and the 4 Lessons it Didn't," on Monday, November 1, at 11:00 a.m. in KJ 224. Huling graduated Hamilton College with a degree in Communication. After Hamilton, he went on to achieve a Master's degree in Advertising at Syracuse University's Newhouse School. Huling has worked at Doner Advertising, in Plymouth, Michigan, since 2006, moving through the ranks from Account Associate to Brand Leader, and working on such campaigns as Owens Corning and the Detroit Zoo.

Mike Evans '05, who is currently working toward a Master’s degree in Education at Harvard University, hosted a youth basketball clinic in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico on Oct. 9. With the help of the son of the newly elected mayor of Juarez, and the support of local parents and volunteers, he organized a free basketball workshop and tournament for 50 children.

Kat McGrory '05 was a recipient of the 2009 National Awards for Education Reporting, a prestigious national competition for education writing.  She was awarded second place in the “Large Media- Series or Group of Articles” category for her three part series, titled “School on the Brink,” for the Miami Herald about Florida’s failing school systems.   The contest rewards the best education reporting in print and broadcast media.  A total of 334 entries were judged in this year’s contest.

Shannon Fitzsimons ‘05 returned to Hamilton this week as guest dramaturg for the Theatre Department's production of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, written in 1879. The production will be staged April 15-17 and 21-24. Fitzsimons, currently a student in the Ph.D. program in theatre and drama at Northwestern University, majored in theatre and creative writing at Hamilton.