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National and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus. Here are the third quarter’s news coverage highlights.

Major national and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus. Highlights of September’s coverage have been compiled by the Media Relations Office.

More than 400 video and audio recordings of jazz greats, their band members, critics, writers, and composers retelling their personal histories in the world of jazz comprise the Hamilton College Jazz Archive. Organizing those interviews within major categories of interest and study to capture salient, meaningful, or groundbreaking moments might be an overwhelming task for most.

In an essay published in the Syracuse Post-Standard on Sept. 8, professors of government Sharon Rivera and David Rivera reflected on the Gorbachev and post-Gorbachev administrations and the time they spent in Russia in the 1990s.

In “A Defense of Recommendation Letters,” an essay published by Inside Higher Ed on Sept. 13, author Daniel F. Chambliss, professor of sociology emeritus, reflected on his 40 years of experience as professor and department chair in taking this supportive position.

The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art celebrates its 10-year anniversary with the exhibition, “Dialogues Across Disciplines: Building a Teaching Collection at the Wellin Museum.”

Highlights of August’s coverage have been compiled by the Media Relations Office. Links are provided, but some may require subscriptions to access content. Please contact Senior Director of Media Relations Vige Barrie if you cannot open the link and do not have a subscription.

“Park the snowplow: Parents need to let first-year college students grow” is both the title and the message delivered by President David Wippman and his co-author, Cornell American Studies Professor Glenn Altschuler, in their essay published in The Hill on Aug. 15.

Hamilton College has joined 32 peer schools in signing an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in support of Harvard College and the University of North Carolina and the legality of a “race-conscious” admissions process.

Vice President of Administration and Finance Karen Leach announced that Mike Klapmeyer will join Hamilton on August 1 as the College’s new associate vice president for facilities and planning.