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Major national and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus. Highlights of June’s coverage have been compiled by the Media Relations Office.

Brent Rodriguez-Plate, professor of religious studies by special appointment, and Kasia Stempniak, a visiting assistant professor of French and Francophone Studies, will be supported in their research by the newly established Dr. Edgardo Yordán Humanities Faculty Endowment.

Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate served as the president of the jury for the Ecumenical Prize at the 74th Locarno Film Festival, held last month in Switzerland.

Major national and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus.

Professor of Religious Studies Brent Plate is serving as the executive director of the Association of Public Religion and Intellectual Life (APRIL) and is the editor of the journal CrossCurrents.

With his ongoing research project “The Spiritual Life of Dolls: Religious Technologies from Adam to Barbie to AI,” Associate Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate has been slowly uncovering humanity’s knack for reimagining the human form and engaging with it in myriad impactful, personal ways.

Brent Rodriguez-Plate, associate professor of religious studies by special appointment, was invited to be part of projects at the Fowler Museum at UCLA and The Rubin Museum of Art in New York.

From questioning whether a coup should ever be labeled “good” to protesting recent immigration policies, opinions expressed by faculty appeared in major national publications via essays and letters to the editor throughout the year.

A Washington Post article reviewing the explosive growth of Christmas-themed movies included Visiting Associate Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate’s observations on the phenomenon.

What makes Christmas movies so popular https://theconversation.com/what-makes-christmas-movies-so-popular-127972 is the question Visiting Associate Professor of Religious Studies S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate answers in a Dec. 6 essay published by The Conversation and appearing in publications around the world.