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Four articles by Associate Professor of Government Heather Sullivan have recently been published by Good Authority, a website that features pieces on timely political science topics written for the general public.

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. August’s news topics included varied subjects from the discussion of coups to the Federal Reserve and the vice presidency.

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 varied subjects from our carbon foot print to the presidential campaigns, conventions, and election.

Beginning with a review of how party presidential candidates are selected and ending with a discussion of “Veepstakes,” James S. Sherman Professor of Government Philip Klinkner published three essays on the presidential race in July in The Conversation.

“Hopes that Biden will quit his reelection campaign ignore the differences – and lessons – of LBJ and 1968’s Democratic catastrophe, by Phil Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Memorial Professor of Political Science and Professor of Government, was recently published by The Conversation.

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.

“Teaching Undergraduates Research Methods: A ‘Methods Lab’ Approach,” by government professors Heather Sullivan and Erica De Bruin, was recently published online as a FirstView article in PS: Political Science & Politics.

It’s one thing to read a news article. It’s another to hear directly from a person living through the ordeal of war.

These 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.

Associate Professor of Government Erica De Bruin co-authored an op-ed titled “How this wave of African coups differs from previous ones” in The Washington Post on Feb. 25. Her essay explained how military leaders are likely to turn to elections to maintain power.