Seelye, Julius Hawley, 1824-95, American clergyman and educator, b. Bethel, Conn., grad. Amherst, 1849, and Auburn Theological Seminary, 1852, and studied in Germany; brother of L. C. Seelye. After serving as pastor of the First Reformed Church in Schenectady, N.Y., he became professor of mental and moral philosophy at Amherst in 1858; he was president of the college from 1876 to 1890. He inaugurated at Amherst what is said to be the first instance of student self-government on record in any American college. Seelye also served (1874-77) in Congress, to which he was elected in a nonpartisan movement. His writings include The Way, the Truth, and the Life (1873), Duty (1891), and Citizenship (1894).

Seelye, Laurenus Clark, 1837-1924, American educator and Congregational clergyman, b. Bethel, Conn., grad. Union College, 1857, and studied at Andover Theological Seminary and in Germany; brother of J. H. Seelye. From 1865 to 1873 he was professor of rhetoric, oratory, and English literature at Amherst. In 1873 he became first president of Smith College, retiring in 1910.

Kate Seelye is a journalist specializing in coverage of the Middle East. Seelye reports for NPR, and has contributed to the BBC, Channel 4, and PBS.

Seelye graduated from Amherst College in 1984. In addition to reporting, she has been employed by Queen Noor of Jordan and as Manager of Media Relations for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. In 2004, Seelye received an honorary doctorate () from Amherst College and is also a Fulbright Scholar ().

Family

Seelye is a daughter of Talcott W. Seelye (1922-2006), a former U.S. ambassador to Tunisia and Syria, and Joan Hazeltine. Seelye is a descendent of former Amherst College president Julius H. Seelye.

External Links to Reportage

• Frontline Palestinian Territories: "Inside Hamas" (May 9, 2006)
• Frontline Syria: "U.N. Murder Investigation Closes in on Syria" (September 21, 2005)
• Frontline Lebanon: "The Earthquake" (May 17, 2005)
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