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The co-author of the Green New Deal Rhiana Gunn-Wright, and the Republican champion for climate change Bob Inglis discussed climate change under the aegis of Common Ground in the Chapel on Jan. 31.
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Legendary tennis champion, New York Times bestselling author, and entrepreneur Venus Williams will be the next guest in Hamilton’s Sacerdote Great Names series on Thursday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m., in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. The event will be free and open to the public, but tickets will be required. They will be available in late February.
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vAs book bans increase at a growing rate across the nation, President David Wippman and his co-author Cornell Professor Emeritus Glenn Altschuler traced the history of these bans in an essay published in The Hill on Jan. 21.
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Since the publishing of his book, Robert E. Lee and Me – A Southerners Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause and his appointment to the U.S. Naming Commission, Visiting Professor of History Ty Seidule has been in heavy demand as a speaker. This month’s request by a subpanel of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee was a bit different. Seidule was asked to be a panelist for a session on the “Risks of Progressive Ideologies in the U.S. Military.”
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The planned Great Names series appearance of actor and philanthropist Matthew McConaughey at Hamilton College originally scheduled for Thursday, April 18, has been postponed due to a conflict with filming for a new McConaughey movie. Organizers are working to reschedule his visit for a date in the fall. A new Great Names guest for April 18 will be announced soon.
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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 Moms for Liberty, spirituality, and the war in Ukraine, among others.
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President David Wippman’s most recent co-authored essay, “The campus war of words over antisemitism and the BDS movement,” began with these words, “The Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7 have highlighted sharp disagreements — among college and university leaders, students, faculty, alumni, politicians and the general public — over where to draw the line between protected speech and impermissible harassment or threats.”
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Momentous celebrations, reaching historic milestones, and enhancements to campus were among Hamilton’s most memorable moments from 2023. Check out our most popular stories from the last year.
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Major national and international media outlets and leading publications from the higher education industry turned to Hamilton College faculty, staff, and alumni for their expertise and thought leadership on a broad range of topics in 2023.
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It came as no surprise when the Hamilton men’s basketball team defeated St. John Fisher 84-77 on Dec. 9. After all, former Coach Tom Murphy was in attendance.
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