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	NYC Program Students Attend Amateur Night at Apollo Theater by David Foster '10 April 29, 2009 What do Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Luther Vandross, James Brown and Michael Jackson have in common? Well, yes, they are all African-American musical artists. But more important to NYC Program students, all of these artists have competed in the famous Apollo Theater's Amateur Night, which the students attended on April 22. More ... NYC Program Students Visit Whitney Museum April 25, 2009 New York City Program students entered a warped and twisted world in which two dimensions become three and three become two. No, they didn't stumble upon a portal to another universe or try too hard to understand a collateralized debt obligation. On April 7, they visited the Whitney Museum of American Art at 945 Madison. More ... NYC Program Students Visit Harlem by David Foster '10 April 13, 2009 When someone says "Manhattan," you might think of traders yelling out orders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, or ice skaters at Rockefeller Center, or a power-jog through Central Park in-between conference calls. On April 1, NYC Program students explored the rich cultural traditions of another part of the island, visiting a jazz museum, a famous lounge, and the Apollo Theater in the neighborhood of Harlem. More ... David Backus '75, NYU Economist, Speaks With NYC Program Students April 8, 2009 In the midst of the current financial turmoil, David Backus '75, the Heinz Riehl Professor of International Economics and Finance at New York University, sat down with NYC Program students to answer their economic questions. Backus explored a wide range of topics, including Tim Geithner's plan to remove troubled assets from banks' balance sheets, the role of the dollar in international trade, the possible consequences of the stimulus plan, and whether gold makes sense as an investment. More ... Bank of NY Mellon Wealth Manager Speaks to NYC Program Students on Neuro-economics by David Foster '10 April 5, 2009 People are rational, and they always make cold, calculating decisions to maximize their utility. That's the assumption that neoclassical economics makes, but it's exactly what Bank of New York Mellon Wealth Manager Delia Marshall challenged in a talk to NYC Program students on neuro-economics. More ... NYC Program Students Tour Metropolitan Museum of Art April 3, 2009 NYC Program students explored their artistic sides with a guided tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in March. Founded in 1870, the museum's millions of square feet contain exhibits from Asia, Egypt, the Americas, and every other corner of the world. In particular, the students' tour focused on the French artist Pierre Bonnard, whose unique use of color and perspective were quietly influential during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. More ... NYC Program Students Attend Opera, Symphony by David Foster '10 March 25, 2009 Hamilton's New York City Program students took a much-needed break from the cold and tumultuous world of finance this past weekend, attending the opera Il Trovatore on March 20 and a concert by the New York Philharmonic on March 21. More ... New York Program Attends Blueprint for the Upper West Side November 24, 2008 Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the New York City Program Katheryn Doran and the Hamilton in NYC students attended the one-year anniversary gathering for "Blueprint for the Upper West Side: A Roadmap for Truly Livable Streets" on Thursday, Nov. 13. According to Doran, it was an "inspiring evening about successful grass roots work to create more pedestrian and bike friendly space on the Upper West Side." More ... New York Program Students Meet The Ethicist Randy Cohen November 21, 2008 Students in the Hamilton in New York program met with Randy Cohen, "The Ethicist" for The New York Times Magazine. Cohen gave a talk to the group called "Ten Reasons Not to Drive in Manhattan, or, the Highway to Hell." They presented him with a homemade MTA subway line cake. More ... Author, Bioethicist Peter Singer Meets With New York Program Students November 13, 2008 Hamilton students in the New York City program met with Peter Singer, the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at the University Center for Human Values, Princeton University, on Oct. 29. Singer is the author of One World, and The Ethics of What We Eat, two centerpiece works students in the program read this semester. More ... New York Program Students Attend Isserman Book Signing October 31, 2008 Students in Hamilton's Program in New York City and resident director Katheryn Doran, associate professor of philosophy, attended a talk and book signing by Maurice Isserman, the James L. Ferguson Professor of History, at New York's Logos Bookstore on Oct. 27. Logos is owned by owned by Harris Healy III '78. Isserman gave a talk about the book, Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of the Empire to the Age of Extremes, that he co-authored with University of Rochester professor Stewart Weaver. More ... Students in New York Program Attend Performance of New York Philharmonic October 24, 2008 Students in Hamilton's Program in New York attended a performance of the New York Philharmonic on Oct. 23. They heard Leonidas Kavakos perform the Bartók Violin Concerto #2, and the Brahms Symphony #3. The New York Philharmonic performance was one of several cultural activities sponsored by Kevin '70 and Karen Kennedy for the students participating in the Program in New York. More ... Students in New York Program Attend Earth Institute Panel October 27, 2008 Five Hamilton students from the New York Program attended a talk at Columbia University's Earth Institute, titled "Can We Save the World Economy?" More ... New York City Program Visits Museum of Modern Art, Hears Scott MacDonald Lecture October 7, 2008 Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the New York City Program Katheryn Doran and the Hamilton in NYC students visited the Museum of Modern Art on Oct. 6. They saw Visiting Professor of Comparative Literature Scott MacDonald's film exhibition and talk celebrating the publication of his 2008 book, Canyon Cinema: The Life and Times of an Independent Film Distributor. More ... Metropolitan Opera Performance is Latest Stop on New York Students' Itinerary September 29, 2008 Hamilton in New York students enjoyed the premiere of the Metropolitan Opera's 2008 season with a thrilling performance of Salome on Sept. 23. The Metropolitan Opera performance was one of several cultural activities sponsored by Kevin '70 and Karen Kennedy for the students participating in the Program in New York. More ... Program in New York City Students Visit Tenement Museum September 24, 2008 The Hamilton Program in New York City students continue to explore the city that is their home for the fall 2008 semester. On Sept. 18 they toured the Tenement Museum, a New York City museum that tells the stories of immigrants who lived in 97 Orchard Street, a tenement built in 1863 on Manhattan's Lower East Side. More ... Next on the New York City Itinerary: The Metropolitan Museum September 18, 2008 Hamilton's program in New York City students continued their exploration of the city with a tour of the J.M.W. Turner exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, on Sept. 17. A generous alumni benefactor made the visit possible. More ... Hamilton in New York Students Tour Science Barge, A Sustainable Urban Farm September 15, 2008 Students from Hamilton's Program in New York toured the Science Barge at Pier I, Riverside Park South, on Sept. 10. The barge is "a prototype, sustainable urban farm and environmental education center. According to the New York SunWorks Web site, "It is the only fully functioning demonstration of renewable energy supporting sustainable food production in New York City. The Science Barge grows tomatoes, cucumbers, and lettuce with zero net carbon emissions, zero chemical pesticides, and zero runoff." More ... Students in New York Program Visit Whitney Museum September 8, 2008 Students in Hamilton's program in New York City visited the Whitney Museum on Sept. 3, where they toured the exhibit, "Buckminster Fuller: Starting with the Universe." According to the Whitney Museum Web site, "Visionary designer, philosopher, poet, inventor, engineer, and advocate of sustainability, Buckminster Fuller was one of the great transdisciplinary thinkers of the last century with a legacy that extends to nearly every field of the arts and sciences." More ... Program in New York Students Visit New York Historical Society Museum September 2, 2008 Students in Hamilton's Program in New York City visited the N.Y. Historical Society Museum on Aug. 29 to see the Plague in Gotham! exhibit. The exhibit focused on cholera in New York City in 1832, in which a mixture of wretched environmental conditions coupled with false beliefs about the science of transmission (that cholera was not contagious and that it befell those of dissolute moral character) contributed to the epidemic. More ... Students in New York Program Attend Performance of New York Philharmonic May 16, 2008 Students in Hamilton's Program in New York in April attended a performance of the New York Philharmonic. They heard Chinese pianist Lang Lang perform the world premiere of Tan Dun's "Piano Concerto" and Stravinsky's "The Firebird." The New York Philharmonic performance was one of several cultural activities sponsored by Kevin '70 and Karen Kennedy for the students participating in the Program in New York. More ... New York City Program Students Tour United Nations May 12, 2008 Students in the New York City Program recently visited the United Nations where they had a tour and lunch in the delegates lounge as part of a final student project/presentation. Students in the program this semester are Marketa Crandle '10, Nick Eugenio '09, Sofia Guerron '10, Gillian Hawley '09, Robin Joseph '09, Harry Jung '10, Meredith Kennedy '09, Carlyle McWilliams '09, Sarah Moore '09, Ed Odre '09, Travis Talmadge '09, Rita Tran '09, Lyndra Vassar '09 and Xiaolu Xu '10. Vivyan C. Adair, the Elihu Root Peace Fund Professor of Women's Studies, is director of this semester's program, Globalization: The City as Text. More ... New York City Program Students Enjoy a Night at the Opera March 8, 2008 Hamilton students in the New York City Program had the opportunity to attend a performance of Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera in February. The students are sampling all New York has to offer, with visits to the Frick Museum and Tenement Museum, in addition to holding internships at Merrill Lynch, MTV/CH1, NBC and the Clinton Foundation. Vivyan C. Adair, the Elihu Root Peace Fund Professor of Women's Studies, is director of this semester's program, Globalization: The City as Text. More ...
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