Hamilton in the National News in 2021

Op-eds

• In the more than a half-dozen essays published in Inside Higher Ed, The Hill, and The Hechinger Report, President David Wippman and his co-author addressed the COVID epidemic, the culture wars, book-banning, and tenure, among other issues.
• “Charlottesville’s Lee Statue Belongs in a Museum” – History News Network, Aug. 1
  John Troast ’23 penned this opinion piece.
• “It’s time we recognize our mutual vulnerability” – The Hill, Aug. 3
  Professor of Government Peter Cannavo wrote about the need for collective action in addressing climate change.
• “Trump praise for Robert E. Lee’s statue in Virginia shows how far this ‘hero’ has fallen” – NBCnews.com, Sept. 9
  Chamberlain Fellow Ty Seidule wrote this essay.
• “Rethinking Carbon Neutrality in Higher Education” – Inside Higher Ed, Oct. 27
  Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Aaron Strong co-authored this essay.
• “18 steps to a democratic breakdown” – The Washington Post, Dec. 12
  Associate Professor of Government Erica De Bruin co-authored this full-page essay.

Letters to the Editor

• “The New Censorship: Have the social-media platforms gone too far or acted too late?” – The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 19
  Jiin Jeong’s ’21 responded to this question via a letter.
• “A Year After George Floyd’s Murder” — The New York Times, May 26
  Professor of Economics Stephen Wu’s letter included a summary of his research findings on police leadership.
• “Diversifying the field of physics” — The New York Times, June 8
  Associate Professor of Physics Kate Brown wrote about why diversifying the field is important.
• “Should We Get Offline From Time to Time?” – The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 14
  Senior Sosha Stecher’s answered this question via a letter to the editor.

Expert Commentary

• “It Wasn’t Strictly a Coup Attempt. But It’s Not Over, Either.” – The New York Times, Jan. 7
  Associate Professor of Government Erica De Bruin detailed the elements of a coup.
• “How much control do presidents really have over the economy?” – American Public Media’s Marketplace, Feb. 5
  Professor of Economics Ann Owen addressed this topic as well as others in her five interviews on Marketplace in 2021. Additional interviews addressed: what happens if we crash through the debt ceiling?, the ways the Fed can put the brakes on rising prices, and how vaccine access is the principal fault line in global economic recovery.
• “How to Find Admission Statistics for Colleges” – U.S. News & World Report, Feb. 25
  Vice President of Enrollment Management Monica Inzer explained.
• “Efforts to modernise economics teaching are gathering steam” – The Economist, March 18
  This article referenced a study by economics professors Ann Owen and Paul Hagstrom and quoted economics major Carina Krussell ’22.
• “Hunger strikes like Navalny’s are a Russian tradition dating to the czar’s prisons” — The Washington Post, April 20
  Professor of History Kevin Grant, who wrote a book on hunger strikes, commented.
• “Home schooling exploded among Black, Asian and Latino students.” – The Washington Post, July 27
  Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Mahala Stewart was quoted about her research.
• “Crisis in the Kremlin: Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov” – NPR Podcast Aria Code, Aug. 11
  Professor of History Shoshana Keller spoke about this Russian figure featured in an opera.
• “How Biden Is Reshaping The Courts” – Five Thirty Eight, Dec. 7
  Associate Professor of Government Gbemende Johnson commented on how President Biden is diversifying the courts.

Features

• “A Personalized Campus Tour… From Home” – Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 22
  This article featured the Admission Office’s Tours from Your Sofa.
• “The Stranded” – The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 8
  This article profiled Khuslen “T” Tulga ’23, a student from Mongolia who hasn’t returned home since the fall semester of 2019.
• “Experts debunk many GOP leaders’ attempts to launder America’s racist history” — MSNBC’s The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart, May 9
  Chamberlain Fellow Ty Seidule was a panelist.
• “A Special Edition” - Inside Higher Ed - June 8
  This article featured the College’s winter-spring magazine issue dedicated to “Black voices and conversations about anti-Black racism”
• “Give Her 50 Minutes. She’ll Play 18 Holes Under Par.” – The Wall Street Journal, Aug. 20
  Golf Coach Lauren Cupp ’07 was featured by this paper and later on Bloomberg TV and on NBC’s The Today Show.
• “How one college enhanced mental health services to reach 30% more students” – University Business, Oct. 13
  Director of Counseling Services David Walden explained the many additional services offered by the Johnson Center for Health and Wellness in recent years.
• “The Best of 2021: Our Top 10 United States Art Shows” – Hyperallergic, Dec. 8
  The Wellin Museum of Art’s exhibition, Michael Rakowitz: Nimrud, was among the shows selected.
• “Alex Haley Taught America About Race – and a Young Man How to Write” – The New York Times, Dec. 19
  Michael Patrick Hearne reflected on the influence of Alex Haley’s teaching on him while at Hamilton.