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Several faculty members and students were part of an all-Hamilton panel at the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) conference in Atlanta.

In a story titled “Shining a Light on Life Behind Bars,” The Nation featured the American Prisoner Writing Archive, comparing its legacy to that of the slave narratives in its offering of non-establishment perspectives on incarceration in the United States.

Here’s the main question College Chaplain Jeff McArn has his students explore in his American Freedom and Religious Thought class: what exactly is American freedom? Does it include equality of opportunity and socioeconomic mobility? If so, how do communities that struggle with poverty fit with this perception of freedom?

Visiting Assistant Professor of Government David Rivera discussed “The Impact of Putin’s Psyche on Western-Russian Relations and the War in Ukraine" in a workshop at U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I.

A story published by the Florida Museum of Natural History about a 37-year survey of monarch populations in North Central Florida shows that caterpillars and butterflies have been declining since 1985 and have dropped by 80 percent since 2005.

Instructional Designer & 3d Technology Specialist Ben Salzman presented on mixed reality technology innovation in higher education at the National Educause Conference on a panel with representatives from Yale, Syracuse, and Florida International Universities this month.

The Museum of the City of New York offered several exhibits that tied in nicely with the Hamilton Program in New York City course material. The visit complemented the program’s studies of the politics of urbanization as well as the economics of metropolitan development.

Glenn Altschuler, the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies at Cornell University, presented Nov. 12 on his reactions to the 2018 Midterm elections, and his expectations for the future of the Democrat-led House of Representatives.

Panelists from South Korea, China, Pakistan, and Lebanon talked about their religions in the Faith Around the World program, part of International Student Week’s offerings.