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President David Wippman recently announced the appointment of seven Hamilton faculty members to endowed chairs. All were effective July 1.

Professor of Russian and Eurasian history Shoshana Keller has published a review essay in the latest issue of Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History.

As Philip Chivily ’23 works on his summer Emerson project, “The Invisible Catholics Made Visible: Unveiling Black Catholics in Antebellum America,” he hopes to bring attention to the historical Black Catholic community and reframe what he views as a common misperception about the religion.

Hamilton President David Wippman announced the promotion of six faculty members to the rank of professor, as approved by the College’s Board of Trustees at its June meeting.

Associate Professor of History John Eldevik recently presented a paper in London at a workshop hosted by the German Historical Institute (GHI).

Is there life on other planets? What does the term ‘Viking’ really mean? Is Earth due for another reversal of the magnetic field? Expert faculty members from several departments, including history, east Asian languages, art history, geosciences, government, and physics, share a little-known fact about their discipline.

Dean of Faculty Suzanne Keen recognized 14 faculty members with Dean’s Scholarly Achievement Awards in three categories at the May 3 faculty meeting.

Soundscapes of Liberation: African American Music in Postwar France (Duke University Press, 2021), a book by Assistant Professor of History Celeste Day Moore, was recently shortlisted for the 2022 Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award.

Thse are highlights of the first quarter’s news coverage in 2022. Links are provided, but some may require subscriptions to access content. Contact Vige Barrie at vbarrie@hamilton.edu if you cannot open a link or do not have a subscription.

As a research assistant for Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Heather Kropp, Claire Williams '25 is helping to produce historical spatial data sets and historical maps of Utica, which will be accessible to researchers and community members interested in how the Utica environment has changed over decades.