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“A Patchwork Columbian Exchange: Ecological Imperialism, Animals, and the Relaciones Geográficas of New Spain,” by Associate Professor of History Mackenzie Cooley, was recently published in the Renaissance Society of America journal Renaissance Quarterly.

Hamilton College faculty, staff, and alumni continued to appear in national media outlets and prominent higher education publications in 2025 as thought leaders, providing their expertise on a wide range of topics.

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. November’s news topics included coverage of free speech, Democratic Socialism, and gambling, among others.

“A sharp-edged argument for de-commemorating traitors” is how Kirkus Reviews described A Promise Delivered - Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation's Military Bases. Co-authored by Ty Seidule, the David H. and Ann L. Hinchcliff Professor of History, the book comprises the stories behind the individuals newly chosen to represent military bases previously named for Confederate soldiers.

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. October’s news topics included coverage of Lin Manuel Miranda’s Great Names appearance, Democratic Socialists and Secretary of War Hegseth, among others.

Professor of History Ty Seidule has spoken to national and local media outlets about issues of historical misrepresentations and racial discrimination throughout the year. He has challenged many audiences to consider our nation’s values as represented by whom, as a country, we honor.

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.

Associate Professor of History Mackenzie Cooley recently presented “The Nature of Spanish Empire” at the University of Michigan as part of the U-M Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Lecture Series.

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. August’s news topics included coverage of campus speech, Upstate New York brain drain, and reinstallation of Confederate statues, among others.

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. July’s news topics included coverage of the annual summer philosophy camp, the ALEX program, federal civil servant performance, and AI in the classroom, among others.