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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.

A. Todd Franklin, the Eugene M. Tobin Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Africana Studies, along with co-editor George Yancy, the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Philosophy at Emory University, produced a recently released volume marking 70 years since the murder of Emmett Till in August of 1955.

Hamilton bids goodbye to a remarkable cohort of faculty as they enter retirement. We asked them to reflect on their careers, changes at the College, and the future.

Professor of Africana Studies Heather Merrill recently published "AfroItalian (Be)longings and Innocent Betrayals," an article she was invited to write for Oxford Intersections: Racism by Context, edited by Meena Dhanda.

Professor of Africana Studies Nigel Westmaas published a review of the text Reproducing Domination: On the Caribbean Postcolonial State, edited by Percy C. Hintzen. The review appears in the latest issue of the New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids.

Vincent Odamtten, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Literature, Creative Writing and Africana Studies, presented a talk titled "Africanfuturism vs Afrofuturism: Beyond Contrapuntal Immobility" at the African Studies Association 67th Annual Meeting in Chicago in December.

Hamilton President David Wippman announced the promotion of four faculty members to the rank of professor, as approved by the College’s Board of Trustees at its June meeting. They include Mark Cryer (theatre), Robert Knight (art), Michelle LeMasurier (mathematics and statistics), and Nigel Westmaas (Africana studies). All were effective July 1, 2024.

April’s news topics included varied subjects from the eclipse to the NFL draft. Links are provided, but some may require subscriptions to access content. Please contact Vige Barrie if you cannot open a link or do not have a subscription.

Associate Professor of Africana Studies Nigel Westmaas contributed a book review to the New West Indian Guide, issue of April 2024.

Midway through the second semester, Hamilton students continue to excel in the classroom, in academic competitions, and as student-athletes.