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"Inside Knowledge: Incarcerated People on the Failures of the American Prison," by Doran Larson, the Edward North Chair of Greek and Greek Literature and Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, was published this week by NYU Press.

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. Here are the second quarter’s national news coverage highlights. The articles include expert commentary on wars in Ukraine and Sudan, opinions on civic education, and an explanation of how the concept of race evolved in the Renaissance, among others.

Doran Larson, the Edward North Chair of Greek and Greek Literature Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, presented a paper at the Midwest Modern Language Association (MMLA) annual convention.

Lena Schneck ’23 is looking into American prisons, specifically in relation to inadequate healthcare treatment, through a Levitt Center-funded project.

“Prison Writer as Witness: Can DH Read for Social Justice?,” by Doran Larson, the Edward North Chair of Greek and Greek Literature and Professor of Literature & Creative Writing, was recently published online by Digital Humanities Quarterly.

Doran Larson, the Edward North Chair of Greek and Greek Literature and Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, presented a paper during the inaugural Rise Up: A Conference to Liberate Higher Education During and After Prison Conference.

In “Why Colleges Should Take a Chance on Me,” writer John J Lennon, a contributing editor for Esquire magazine, pointed to Walcott-Bartlett Chair and Professor of Literature and Creative Writing Doran Larson as the man to whom he owed his career.

Never before has the American Prison Writing Archive received such well-deserved attention as that generated by "Welcome to 'The Zo',” a new series of videos from The Marshall Project.

In an opinion piece published by Inside Higher Ed, Doran Larson, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Literature, discusses the value of allowing the incarcerated to study in prison.

The Washington Post published "The A$AP Rocky case shows why we should be inspired and troubled by Sweden’s justice system," an essay by Professor of Literature and Creative Writing Doran Larson.