Faculty News

In an essay recently published in The Montréal Review, Marianne Janack, the John Stewart Kennedy Professor of Philosophy, writes about the dialogue form, teaching and learning about Plato, and how we think about knowledge and myth.

Director of the Oral Communication Center Amy Gaffney and peer consultants Del Gonzales ’25, Tinashe Manguwa ’25, and Lauren Prins ’27 represented Hamilton at the 2025 National Association of Communication Centers (NACC) conference hosted by the University of Southern Mississippi.

Derek Jones, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, Emeritus, was a discussant for two papers presented recently at Rutgers University. He also published a paper co-authored with Associate Professor of Economics Jeff Pliskin.

Assistant Professor Ariel Kahrl and collaborators from Trinity University publish a new article in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society titled "The evolution of testis architecture and sperm size in Anolis lizards."

Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Martin Shedd recently presented at the 119th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of New England (CANE) held at Yale University.

Doran Larson, the Edward North Chair of Greek and Greek Literature and Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, recently presented in a panel discussion on prison writing hosted by the University at Buffalo (UB) Prison Studies Certificate program.

At the recent NERCOMP Annual Conference, Nhora Serrano, director of academic technology, teaching & research services, and Alex Wohnsen, senior research librarian for academic initiatives & experiential learning, presented a poster titled "Kirkland Zine Fest 2024: National Grants for Local Impact."

Assistant Professor of Theatre Emily K. Harrison was recently awarded two shared 2025 Westword Best of Denver™ Awards in the Arts and Entertainment Category for her contributions to the World Premiere of Eyes Up, Mouth Agape, produced by Buntport Theater Company (Denver).

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. March’s news topics included varied subjects from gambling during March Madness to a possible third term for President Donald Trump.

Erin Giffin's publication, Early Modern Replicas of the Holy House of Loreto: Translating Space (Routledge, 2025), is the first comprehensive, cross-cultural study of three-dimensional structural replicas of the Santa Casa, or Holy House of the Virgin Mary, constructed over the 16th through 19th centuries.