An article co-authored by Associate Professor of Sociology Matthew Grace and Danny Lee ’23 was recently published in the journal Social Science & Medicine.

Professor of Africana Studies Nigel Westmaas recently took part in a panel discussion organized by the Trinidad and Tobago Movement for Social Justice. The event explored the political outcomes of the recent national elections in Jamaica and Guyana, focusing on how party politics and power intersect with race, class, colorism, gender, and age.

Through Emerson Foundation Grants and Levitt Summer Research Fellowships, Hamilton students forge their own research paths, from studying environmental justice and exploring the intersections of art and mathematics in AI, to promoting better understanding of pediatric cancer patients’ experiences. Here are what three summer grantees said about the inspiration and significance of their projects.

Alan Cafruny, the Henry Platt Bristol Chair of International Affairs and Professor of Government, recently chaired a panel at the 18th Pan-European Conference on International Relations of the European International Studies Association in Bologna, Italy.

In 2020, when the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War forced Nana Hayrumyan ’27 and her family to flee to Armenia from their home in the Republic of Artsakh, her schooling was put on hold. But Hayrumyan never gave up her belief in the value of education.

“Social media advertising and macroeconomic expectations: Evidence from Meta,” co-authored by Assistant Professor of Economics Cody Couture and Ann Owen, the Henry Platt Bristol Chair of Public Policy and Professor of Economics, was recently published in the journal Economics Letters.

The Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy (HCSPiP), founded in 2018, has been a success from the beginning. First featured in an article in the American Philosophical Association Studies in Teaching in Philosophy, this year the Chronicle of Higher Education spotlighted the program in July.

Eric Kuhn ’09 has been at the cutting edge of social media strategy and content production since his time as a student on College Hill. Now he is preparing for yet another on-stage responsibility: hosting Hamilton musical composer, creator, and star Lin-Manuel Miranda for the Sacerdote Great Names series.

This summer, Levitt Center student researchers Luke Hanson ’26, Delaney Patterson ’26, Samuel Low ’28, and Ton Somnug ’27 joined forces with Griffiss Institute CEO and Hamilton alumna Heather Hage ’02 to investigate the holistic impact of federal spending on the local economy.

“These Pieces of Time Had to Ricochet Off Each Other,“ Professor of Cinema and Media Studies Scott MacDonald’s interview with filmmaker Robb Moss, was recently published online in Documentary magazine.