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Professor of East Asian Languages and Literature Zhuoyi Wang is the historical and comparative literature advisor for Shanghai Sonatas, the story of Jewish refugee musicians in Shanghai in the 1940s and how the unifying power of music brings cultures together.

Colgate University’s Chapel House recently hosted a screening of Jane Watson Irwin Professor of Literature and Creative Writing Naomi Guttman’s film More Than You Can Know – A Love Story.

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. January’s news topics included varied subjects from Communism to third-term presidential possibilities.

Creativity is a powerful force to advance our democracy and our planet because it helps us imagine alternative futures, fuels empathy and connection, drives civic engagement, and fosters adaptable and resilient individuals and communities. We asked several professors from various disciplines to share how creativity manifests itself in their interactions with students.

As part of a research project, Santiago “Santi” Chamorro ’25 wrote and illustrated Shaken, a children’s book that tells the story of a family in Nicaragua who must adapt to change after an earthquake strikes their region.

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. December’s news topics included varied subjects from a Senate confirmation to a new curatorial studies initiative.

More than a decade ago, Naomi Guttman, the Jane Watson Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, picked up a camera and began recording her parents.

Jane Springer, the James L. Ferguson Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, recently visited Amherst College where she read from and discussed her work.

Pavitra Sundar, associate professor of literature and creative writing, was invited to present her work on sound and listening in Bombay cinema at Archival Assembly #3 in Berlin, Germany.

Forty-five new faculty members have entered Hamilton’s ranks, including nine tenure-track professors in anthropology, art, computer science, dance and movement studies, economics, government, mathematics and statistics, music, and Russian. They join 31 visiting professors and lecturers, and four teaching fellows for the 2024-25 academic year.