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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. December’s news topics included varied subjects from a Senate confirmation to a new curatorial studies initiative.

More than a decade ago, Naomi Guttman, the Jane Watson Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, picked up a camera and began recording her parents.

Jane Springer, the James L. Ferguson Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, recently visited Amherst College where she read from and discussed her work.

Pavitra Sundar, associate professor of literature and creative writing, was invited to present her work on sound and listening in Bombay cinema at Archival Assembly #3 in Berlin, Germany.

Forty-five new faculty members have entered Hamilton’s ranks, including nine tenure-track professors in anthropology, art, computer science, dance and movement studies, economics, government, mathematics and statistics, music, and Russian. They join 31 visiting professors and lecturers, and four teaching fellows for the 2024-25 academic year.

Naomi Guttman, the Jane Watson Irwin Professor in the Humanities (Literature and Creative Writing), served as a panelist for the 2024 New York Foundation for the Arts fiction fellowships.

Pavitra Sundar, associate professor of literature, organized a panel for the Network for European Cinema Studies conference in Izmir, Turkey. The panel, titled "Videographic Crises," brought together four video essayists exploring sensory and bodily manifestations of crises in contemporary cinema.

Listening with a Feminist Ear (University of Michigan Press, 2023), by Pavitra Sundar, associate professor of literature and creative writing, was longlisted for the 2024 Kraszna-Krausz Moving Image Award.

Dean of Faculty Ngoni Munemo recognized eight faculty members with Dean’s Scholarly Achievement Awards in three categories — career achievement, early career achievement, and notable year — at the May 14 faculty meeting.

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.