Highlights of May’s coverage have been compiled by the Media Relations Office.

Is there life on other planets? What does the term ‘Viking’ really mean? Is Earth due for another reversal of the magnetic field? Expert faculty members from several departments, including history, east Asian languages, art history, geosciences, government, and physics, share a little-known fact about their discipline.

World politics major Finlay Adamson ’22 will experience another country’s culture firsthand when he heads to Bulgaria as the recipient of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship.

It’s one thing to read a news article. It’s another to hear directly from a person living through the ordeal of war.

Tommy Keith ’22 knew that he wanted to do something service-oriented after college. As he considered his options, his love for kids, and his interest in educational equity brought him to Teach For America (TFA), a nonprofit organization that brings “promising leaders” to teach in low-income communities. For the next two years, he will be teaching 7-12th grade English in the Mississippi Arkansas Delta Region.

Dean of Faculty Suzanne Keen recognized 14 faculty members with Dean’s Scholarly Achievement Awards in three categories at the May 3 faculty meeting.

Past recipients of Hamilton’s prestigious Bristol Fellowship have ventured around the globe exploring the seahorse trade, kayaking down wild rivers, and living with poor women in marginalized communities, just to name a few.

While a concentration in government is not typically associated with a career in acting, Sam Besca ’22 has pursued her passions for both politics and storytelling at Hamilton and will be headed to the Atlantic Acting School in New York City this August.

Thse are highlights of the first quarter’s news coverage in 2022. Links are provided, but some may require subscriptions to access content. Contact Vige Barrie at vbarrie@hamilton.edu if you cannot open a link or do not have a subscription.

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine nears its fourth week, we asked several Hamilton professors, experts in various aspects of the region and the war, to comment on recent events.