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Assistant Professor of History Celeste Day Moore recently published an essay in the edited volume New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition, the first publication of the African American Intellectual History Society.

Maurice Isserman, the Publius Virgilius Rogers Professor of American History, recently presented at a conference titled “One Hundred Years of Communism in the USA.”

Hamilton’s New York City Program recently traveled to Midtown for a visit and presentation from the Municipal Art Society of New York. The Municipal Art Society (MAS) is a nonprofit organization that focuses on preserving legacy spaces, engaging in thoughtful city planning and design, and fostering inclusive neighborhoods across New York City. The presentation centered on MAS’s on-going project, the Accidental Skyline and their most recent report, A Tale of Two Rezonings: Taking a Harder Look at CEQR (City Environmental Quality Review), which debuted on Nov. 8.

Barbara Gold, the Edward North Professor of Classics and Greek Literature Emerita, presented a lecture titled “Perpetua: Athlete of God” at Skidmore College on Nov. 15.

A collection of primarily 20th century resources on African-American history in Utica and the Mohawk Valley was recently donated to the Burke Library Special Collections by Kirkland Alumna Cassandra Harris-Lockwood K’74.

Alan Cafruny, the Henry Platt Bristol Chair of International Affairs and Professor of Government, recently presented at the Historical Materialism annual conference at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

Doran Larson, the Walcott-Bartlett Chair of Ethics and Christian Evidences and Professor of Literature and Creative Writing, recently gave several presentations about the American Prison Writing Archive.

The Black and Latinx Student Union held its second annual Day of Service on Saturday, Nov. 10. BLSU gathered 17 of its members to volunteer at two local Hamilton community partner organizations: Hope House and Sculpture Space.

Associate Professor of Religious Studies Brent Plate participated in several scholarly gatherings in Sweden and Korea this semester.

Scientific American published an essay titled How Capital Influences Attitudes toward Capital Punishment by Assistant Professor of Psychology Keelah Williams in which she explained, “When people think the economy is poor, support for the death penalty rise.”