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Dean of Faculty Suzanne Keen recognized 10 faculty members with Dean’s Scholarly Achievement Awards in three categories at the May 19 faculty meeting.

Assistant Professor of Government Erica De Bruin gave invited talks on her recently published book, How to Prevent Coups d'Etat (Cornell University Press, 2020), at nine colleges and universities this spring.

Six faculty members were approved for tenure by Hamilton’s Board of Trustees at its recent meeting. They include Catherine Beck (geosciences), Erica De Bruin (government), Susan Jarosi (art history), Jaime Kucinskas, (sociology), Alexandra Plakias (philosophy), and Jesse Weiner (classics).

Assistant Professor of Government Erica De Bruin, author of How to Prevent Coups d'État, has been quoted extensively in the national media in the lead up to and in the aftermath of the assault on the Capitol. The primary question directed to her has been, “Is this a coup?”

From climate change to Title IX, from coups to international recruitment, faculty have presented their views in major news outlets throughout the year.

Assistant Professor of Government Erica De Bruin published a chapter in an edited volume on the Military in Politics titled "Counterbalancing and Coups d'etat." It appeared online in November as part of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia series, and will also be published in print in the edited volume, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of the Military in Politics, edited by William R. Thompson and Hicham Bou Nassif, in the coming year.

Assistant Professor of Government Erica De Bruin recently discussed her new book, How to Prevent Coups d'état: Counterbalancing and Regime Survival, with cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

After nearly a decade of research, Assistant Professor of Government Erica De Bruin published a scholarly book at a moment when its subject unexpectedly emerged as a hot topic in the U.S. How to Prevent Coups d'État: Counterbalancing and Regime Survival was published by Cornell University Press. We asked De Bruin a few questions about it. The interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Assistant Professor of Government Erica De Bruin, Professor of Economics Ann Owen, and Director of Orientation and First-year Programs Tessa Chefalo appeared prominently in The Washington Post, American Public Media’s Marketplace, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, respectively, this month.

Hamilton Government Professor Phil Klinkner, along with several other faculty from the Government Department, hosted live election coverage discussing the presidential race and its potential implications on Election Day, Nov. 3. Klinkner also provided analysis of incoming data and results with assistance from students in his “Political Parties and Elections” course.