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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. October’s news highlights ranged from coverage of the role of luck in career success to the interrelationship between art and science.

In “Florida’s educational gag order: More extensive and damaging than you realize,” an essay that appeared in The Hill, President David Wippman and his coauthor, Cornell Professor of American Studies Glenn Altschuler, argued that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ Stop Woke Act “whitewashes or erases American history.”

Striving for justice reform is the mission of Robert Sand ’80, a professor at Vermont Law School, who also holds the title of high bailiff of Windsor County, Vt.

In their devastating grief, Corey Feist ’95, his wife, Jennifer Feist, and her family were confronted almost immediately by a dilemma: heed their inclination to stay silent about the suicide of Jennifer’s sister, Dr. Lorna Breen, or speak out about the circumstances.

After four years of building skills and relationships, Bryce Febres ’22 is headed back to his hometown of Miami, Fla., to pursue a career in immigration law.

Three Hamilton students — Anokhi Manchanda ’22, Cole Kuczek ’23, and Henry Schwob ’22 — are working on summer research projects concerning police and court reforms and a potential human rights commission in the Utica area.

Cameron Digiovanni ’20 has two internships this summer — one that will prepare him for his anticipated enrollment in law school, and one that is helping him provide immediate, tangible benefits to Americans affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

TIME magazine featured Professor of Economics Stephen Wu's research on the relationship between police force leadership and fatal shootings in an article on June 26.

If the international law seminar had to be taught remotely, which it unexpectedly did, the professor was determined to make the most of it. Turning to his professional connections, he secured three distinguished guests with experience directly related to issues students had studied.

Chelsea Wiggins is a 2012 Hamilton graduate who majored in English literature and minored in French during her time on the Hill. She interned at places such as the Environmental Law Institute, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the U.S. House of Representatives. Following graduation, she also worked at places such as the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) and the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault. She currently acts as Counsel at the National Abortion Federation.