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The Hamilton College Summer Program in Philosophy (HCSPiP), founded in 2018, has been a success from the beginning. First featured in an article in the American Philosophical Association Studies in Teaching in Philosophy, this year the Chronicle of Higher Education spotlighted the program in July.

Hamilton’s 43 new faculty members for the 2025-26 academic year include eight tenure-track faculty, 30 visiting professors and lecturers, and five teaching fellows.

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.

Professor of Philosophy Marianne Janack's literary nonfiction essay/story "Writing and Remembering" was published by Write or Die Magazine, an online magazine dedicated to writing and story-telling.

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. July’s news topics included coverage of the annual summer philosophy camp, the ALEX program, federal civil servant performance, and AI in the classroom, among others.

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. June’s news topics included coverage of the economy, federal employees, and the Army’s 250th anniversary parade, among others.

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.

Hamilton President Steven Tepper announced the promotion of three faculty members to the rank of professor, as approved by the College’s Board of Trustees at its June meeting. They include Abhishek Amar (Asian Studies), Tara McKee (Psychology), and Katheryn Doran (Philosophy), who will retire later this month as professor of philosophy emeritus.

Three jet-setting members of the class of ’25 are packing their bags and heading to new countries through the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) awards. They will return to study abroad favorites, embrace new cultures, and serve as bridges between the U.S. and the world. In addition, Jason Le ’23 is the recipient of an ETA Award to Vietnam.

Professor of Philosophy Russell Marcus recently published an essay, "Free Speech and the Philosophy Classroom: The Wrong Question," on the APA blog. In the essay, he argues that free speech rights are inadequate to the task of improving conversations across disagreement in our classrooms and helping students to learn and grow.