Faculty News

John Stewart Kennedy Professor of Philosophy Marianne Janack co-edited the collection, Pragmatism and Philosophy of Science: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives, recently published by Routledge

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies Claire Mouflard presented on how to introduce lesser-known Francophone authors in the curriculum at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association conference on Nov. 7 in Atlanta.

Doran Larson, the Edward North Chair of Greek and Greek Literature and Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, is the co-author of a chapter in The Cambridge Companion to American Prison Writing and Mass Incarceration, from Cambridge University Press.

“A sharp-edged argument for de-commemorating traitors” is how Kirkus Reviews described A Promise Delivered - Ten American Heroes and the Battle to Rename Our Nation's Military Bases. Co-authored by Ty Seidule, the David H. and Ann L. Hinchcliff Professor of History, the book comprises the stories behind the individuals newly chosen to represent military bases previously named for Confederate soldiers.

Professor of Philosophy emeritus Katheryn Doran published an essay, “G.E. Moore and Roderick Chisholm: A Reply to Joshua Anderson,” in Southwest Philosophy Review, Vol. 41, No. 2 July, 2025.

Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies Amy Marvin recently participated in a trans community, film, and scholarship event across Buffalo and Syracuse.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science Sarah Morrison-Smith recently presented an invited talk for the Human Factors Seminar at Tufts University. She also demonstrated Pectogram in Denver, at the 27th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility.

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. October’s news topics included coverage of Lin Manuel Miranda’s Great Names appearance, Democratic Socialists and Secretary of War Hegseth, among others.

Russell Marcus, the Christian A. Johnson Excellence in Teaching Professor of Philosophy, recently presented a workshop to an interdisciplinary group of curriculum developers at the International Baccalaureate Organization in The Hague.

“The Institutionalization of Loyalty Traps under Trump’s Second Presidency,” by Associate Professor of Sociology Jaime Kucinskas, was recently published by the Israeli chapter of the International Society of Public Law – Israel (ICON-S).