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Students in this fall’s Forever Wild: Cultural and Natural Histories of the Adirondack Park explored the social, political, and environmental issues and debates within the largest state park in the U.S. and presented their thoughts and findings online. Taught by Onno Oerlemans, the Elizabeth J. McCormack Professor of Literature, the course gave students a closer look at the geologic and conservation marvel that, in a non-pandemic semester, provides recreation and adventuring opportunities to many Hamilton students.

“The perfect applied and collaborative project for a semester wrecked by the pandemic.” That’s how Associate Professor of Literature Pavitra Sundar described the fortuitous route her Lit 230 Bollywood Film course took this semester.

Cameron Digiovanni ’20 has two internships this summer — one that will prepare him for his anticipated enrollment in law school, and one that is helping him provide immediate, tangible benefits to Americans affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Fresh from graduation, Michelle Chung ’20 began an extensive job search and, having previously interned for Penguin Random House, knew that she had an interest in publishing. After identifying an opening with Simon & Schuster, a top publishing company based in New York City, she reached out to Brian Belfiglio ’90.

Student summer research is underway, with students and faculty collaborating on projects remotely via Zoom. Here, Gus Huiskamp ’21, describes his Emerson Foundation research project about the philosophical and literary movement, Negritude.

“Usha Uthup and her Husky, Heavy Voice,” an essay by Assistant Professor of Literature Pavitra Sundar, was recently published in Indian Sound Cultures, Indian Sound Citizenship from the University of Michigan Press.

Assistant Professor of Literature Pavitra Sundar recently co-edited a special issue of the journal South Asian Popular Culture.

After graduation, Haley Hassell ’20 will begin work as an executive trainee with Ruder Finn, a public relations firm that is one of the world's largest privately owned communications agencies. After completing training, Hassell will work as an assistant account executive.

Never before has the American Prison Writing Archive received such well-deserved attention as that generated by "Welcome to 'The Zo',” a new series of videos from The Marshall Project.

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), one of the foremost associations in social science and humanities scholarship, awards highly competitive scholarships to a select number of applicants to support their academic research and writing. As such, the prestigious fellowships often require years of application fine-tuning to achieve. Assistant Professor of Literature Stephanie Bahr secured one on her first try.