Amherst College notes the passing of Hugh Hawkins, the Anson D. Morse Professor of History and American Studies, Emeritus, on May 6, 2016.
Hawkins retired from the Amherst faculty in 2000 after 43 years of teaching at the College. The Department of History established the annual Hugh Hawkins Lecture in his honor. In 2003, Hawkins was interviewed about his memories of his Amherst teaching career.
An obituary with more information was printed in The Boston Globe.
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