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Johnson Presents Research at National Conference on Race and Ethnicity

May 31, 2006
Associate Dean of Students for Diversity and Accessibility Berenecea Johnson Eanes presented some of her research at the 19th Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE 2006) in Chicago on May 30. The title of her talk was "Everyone Does Not Eat the Same Breakfast: Working in Student Affairs Striving to be a Culturally Competent Professional."

Silversmith Authors Paper With Brewer and Students Dan Campbell '08 and Yubo Lu '07

May 31, 2006
Professor of Physics Ann Silversmith wrote an article for Journal of Luminescence (vol. 121, Nov. 06), co-authored by Professor of Chemistry Karen Brewer and Hamilton students Dan Campbell '08 and Yubo Lu '07. The article, "⁵D3→⁷FJ emission in terbium-doped sol–gel glasses," was also co-authored by Davidson College Physics Professor Daniel M. Boye and Colleen Gillespie, Davidson '06.  More ...

Tewksbury Awarded Honorary Degree at St. Lawrence University

May 22, 2006
Barbara Tewksbury, the William R. Kenan Professor of Geology, was awarded an honorary degree from her undergraduate alma mater, St. Lawrence University, on May 21. The citation awarded to Tewksbury noted "Barbara Tewksbury proves that experiential and cooperative learning in science creates the most innovative and accomplished science graduates."  More ...

Adams Authors Chapter in New Book, Rhetorics of Display

May 19, 2006
Visiting Professor of Communication John Adams is the author of a chapter in Rhetorics of Display, Lawrence Prelli, ed., (University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC: 2006).  More ...

Adair Addresses Mohawk Valley Community Action

May 19, 2006
Vivyan Adair, the Elihu Root Peace Fund Associate Professor of Women's Studies, gave a lecture at Mohawk Valley Community Action on May 4, to commemorate the organization's 40th anniversary. Adair shared the podium with N.Y. Senator Dave Valesky, N.Y. Representative Roanne Desitito and James Brown, mayor of Rome. Her talk, "The Missing Story of Ourselves: Poverty and the Promise of Higher Education," was given in conjunction with the ACCESS Project's photo exhibit at MVCA throughout the month of May.

Bailey Named Recipient of The Richardson Award for Faculty Innovation

May 18, 2006
Associate Professor of Computer Science Mark Bailey has been named the recipient of The Richardson Award for Faculty Innovation. Bailey is developing a Robotics course that combines the hardware and software of a working robot at an introductory level. The course is one of three new Computer Science courses to be offered by the College next semester, in order to reignite interest in Computer Science at Hamilton and on a national level.  More ...

Kirschner Publishes Chapter in American Chemical Society Book

May 17, 2006
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry Karl N. Kirschner recently published a book chapter titled "Incorporation of Carbohydrates into Macromolecular Force Fields." The chapter was coauthored with Dr. Sarah Tschampel('00), a former Hamilton chemistry student, and with Dr. Robert Woods from the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center (CCRC) at the University of Georgia.  More ...

Klinkner Contributes to Presidential Studies Quarterly

May 16, 2006
An article by Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was published in the June issue of Presidential Studies Quarterly. The article titled "Mr. Bush's War: Foreign Policy in the 2004 Election" examined the factors that accounted for George W. Bush's victory in the 2004 election.  More ...

Xu Publishes Article in Chinese Language Teachers Journal

May 15, 2006
Associate Professor of Chinese De Bao Xu published an article, "On Language Use in Teaching Classical Chinese in the CFL Context," in the Journal of Chinese Language Teachers Association, Volume 41:1, February, 2006.  More ...

MacDonald Presents Paper at German Museum

May 15, 2006
Scott MacDonald presented a paper at "Microlandscapes: Landscape Culture on the Move, an Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Dynamics of Landscape Concepts," held May 11 to 13 at Westphalian State Museum for Art and Cultural History in Muenster, Germany.  More ...

Odamtten Participates in Symposium at Cornell University

May 12, 2006
Professor of English Vincent Odamtten participated in a panel discussion at a symposium, "African/Diaspora Literature in the 21st Century" at Cornell University on May 8. The symposium was in honor of the retirement of Professor Anne Adams and sponsored by the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell. Odamtten's talk was titled "Beyond the Comfort Zone: Relations Between African Writers and Audience."

Jones Featured Speaker at University of Helsinki Seminar

May 11, 2006
Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics Derek C. Jones delivered the keynote address titled "The performance of worker cooperatives: An assessment and some new evidence for Italy" at a research seminar hosted by the Ruralia Institute at the University of Helsinki on May 11. The seminar, "Cooperative Idea and Cooperative Entrepreneurship in Finland" focused on cooperation and social economy and their impact on the workplace.

Omori Publishes Translation of Short Story in Japan: A Traveler's Literary Companion

May 11, 2006
Kyoko Omori, assistant professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures, published an English translation of a short story, "One Night With Mother" [Haha ichiya] by Mizukami Tsutomu in an anthology of Japanese literature, Japan: A Traveler's Literary Companion, edited by J. Thomas Rimer and Jeffrey Angles.  More ...

Xu Organizes Conference on Chinese Language and Teaching at USC

May 11, 2006
Associate Professor of Chinese and chair of the East Asian Languages and Literature department De Bao Xu organized the "4th International Conference and Workshops on Technology and Chinese Language Teaching in the 21st Century" (TCLT4) held at the University of Southern California, May 5-7.  More ...

Terrell Chairs Medieval Studies Congress Panel

May 9, 2006
Assistant Professor of English Katherine Terrell chaired a panel, "Theorizing the Borders: Literature, History and Identity Across the Anglo-Scottish Divide" at the 41st International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University. The panel, which was sponsored by Medieval Scottish Studies, examined how real and imagined relationships between England and Scotland in the Middle Ages informed literary and historical writing and helped to shape conceptions of nation, culture and identity.

MacDonald Published in Film Quarterly

May 9, 2006
Visiting Professor of Film History Scott MacDonald has published an article titled "Up Close and Political: Three Short Ruminations on Ideology in the Nature Film," in the current issue of Film Quarterly.  More ...

Six Students Present Posters at Archaeology Conference

May 8, 2006
Six Hamilton students presented posters at the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 27-28. The annual meeting is attended by archaeologists from academia, government and private industry and provides venues for professionals and graduate students to present papers and/or posters on their research. Participation by undergraduates is rare, but this is the seventh year in which Hamilton students have offered results of their research.  More ...

Goldberg Delivers Lectures on Chinese Art

May 8, 2006
Associate Professor of Art History Steve Goldberg delivered a public lecture in January titled "Chinese Art in an Age of Mongolian Rule: The Yuan Dynasty (1279 – 1368)," at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, in Atlanta.  More ...

Tewksbury to be Honored at St. Lawrence Commencement

May 8, 2006
Barbara Tewksbury, the William R. Kenan Professor of Geosciences and 1973 graduate of St. Lawrence University, will receive an honorary degree at St. Lawrence University's Commencement on Sunday, May 21, at 10 a.m.  More ...

Glenn Chairs Panel on Book Project

May 8, 2006
Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Brian J. Glenn chaired a panel on his book project, Conservatives and American Political Development, at the New England Political Science Association conference recently. The project is a comparative, over-time study of how conservatives have influenced policy development in the fields of federal education policy, environmental regulation, and Social Security from the New Deal to present.

Jones Lectures on Work Practices at the University of Split

May 8, 2006
Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics Derek C. Jones delivered a lecture in May at the University of Split, Croatia, titled "Econometric Case studies of new work practices in the U.S. and Finland." Currently a visiting professor at the Helsinki School of Economics, Jones is in Croatia conducting research funded by a grant from the Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.

Adair Lectures at Sarah Lawrence

May 8, 2006
Vivyan Adair, the Elihu Root Peace Fund Associate Professor of Women's Studies, gave a lecture "Women, Poverty and the Politics of Representation" at Sarah Lawrence College on April 27. This lecture was in conjunction with the photo exhibit, "The Missing Story of Ourselves: Poverty and the Promise of Higher Education," which was at Sarah Lawrence College for the entire month of April. The lecture was sponsored by the Graduate Women's History Program as a part of their series on Women, Knowledge and Activism.

Li Featured in Beijing Review and Foreign Policy Magazines

May 5, 2006
William R. Kenan Professor of Government Cheng Li was interviewed by Beijing Review, China's only English language weekly news magazine, following Chinese President Hu Jintao's recent visit to the United States. Li discussed the significance of Hu's visit, stressing that the "… visit should not be judged in terms of whether or not the two countries have reached some specific agreements… but instead should be understood from a long-term strategic perspective."  More ...

Ernest Williams to Discuss, Sign His Book, The Nature Handbook, at Barnes & Noble

May 4, 2006
Ernest Williams, the Leonard C. Ferguson Professor of Biology at Hamilton College, will discuss and sign his latest book, The Nature Handbook: A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors, at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 4811 Commercial Drive, New Hartford, on Tuesday, May 9, beginning at 7 p.m.  More ...

Ortabasi Awarded Fellowship From Japan Society for Promotion of Science

May 4, 2006
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature Melek Su Ortabasi has received a research fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), which is administered in the U.S. through the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). Since she also has the Japan Foundation fellowship, she will now be able to spend three semesters in Tokyo pursuing her research. She will return in December 2007 and be back teaching in the Spring of 2008.

Cheng Li Addresses University of Chicago Symposium

May 3, 2006
Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government spoke at a symposium hosted by The Chicago Society at the University of Chicago, on May 1.  More ...

Peter Rabinowitz Gives Paper at International Conference on Narrative

May 1, 2006
Professor of Comparative Literature Peter J. Rabinowitz delivered a paper, "The Rhetoric of Reference; or, A Ghost Sonata," at a special session in memory of Wayne Booth at the International Conference on Narrative in Ottawa in April. After presenting a new rhetorically based typology of the ways literary texts refer to other works of art, Rabinowitz went on to deal with musical reference, concluding with a new interpretation of the role of self-quotations in Shostakovich's Eighth String Quartet.  More ...

Isserman Publishes Mountaineering Article in Chronicle of Higher Education

May 1, 2006
Professor of History Maurice Isserman published an article, "The Ethics of Mountaineering, Brought Low," in The Chronicle of Higher Education (May 5, 2006). The article explores the history of climbing Mount Everest. Isserman wrote: "What has made the story so popular? Himalayan mountaineering is an esoteric pursuit that nonetheless seems to speak to the aspirations and concerns of a vast reading public that will never set foot on a glacier. And Into Thin Air is a particularly compelling narrative of a tragedy propelled by faulty leadership, blind ambition, and, in some instances, reckless indifference to human suffering. The similarities to the world of the late 20th and early 21st centuries as it exists closer to sea level are not entirely coincidental, for the book works on two levels — as survival tale and as jeremiad. It is a Culture of Narcissism at high altitude. The British historian Arnold Toynbee once famously denounced the view that history is just 'one damn thing after another.' I'll add that the history of mountaineering is more than just 'one damn peak after another.' Mountaineers are products of their own eras; the way they climb, and the way they feel about climbing, can help map a larger cultural, political, and social terrain. Academic historians are just beginning to explore that territory."  More ...

Central New York Native American Consortium Meets at Hamilton

April 27, 2006
The Central New York Native American Consortium (CNYNAC) convened on the Hamilton College campus on April 26. The purpose of the Consortium, established in 1998, is to share ideas, plans, and other information related to Native American studies. Representing Hamilton College was Neal Keating, visiting assistant professor of religious studies.  More ...

Ambrose and Martin Edit Collection of Essays on Hamilton

April 25, 2006
Douglas Ambrose, Sidney Wertimer Associate Professor of History, and Associate Professor of Government Robert W.T. Martin co-edited a recently published book titled The Many Faces of Alexander Hamilton: The Life and Legacy of America's Most Elusive Founding Father.  More ...

Li Speaks at National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

April 21, 2006
William R. Kenan Professor of Government Cheng Li spoke about Chinese President Hu Jintao's first visit to the United States and his upcoming summit with President George W. Bush, at the National Committee on United States-China Relations on April 17. Li addressed the Asia Society on April 19, focusing on China's internal politics. Both lectures took place in New York City. Li was also interviewed live on the BBC's World News on April 19.  More ...

Jazzing up Central New York

April 20, 2006
Hamilton College Jazz Archive Director Monk Rowe will lead a panel of jazz artists in a discussion on the thought process behind the solo flights of major voices in the jazz world in a discussion titled, "On Improvisation" Sunday, April 23, at 5 p.m. at Jazz Central 441 E. Washington St. Syracuse, N.Y. The event is free and open to the public.  More ...

MacDonald Authors Recently Published Book

April 19, 2006
Visiting Professor of Art History Scott MacDonald is the author of a recently published book titled Art in Cinema: Documents Toward a History of the Film Society. The Art in Cinema Society, led by filmmaker Frank Stauffacher, pioneered the promotion of avant-garde cinema in America.  More ...

American College Dance Festival Conference Features Walczyk

April 14, 2006
Associate Professor of Dance Bruce Walczyk presented "Martial Arts & Dance: The Way of Filipino and Malaysian Martial Culture" and "Capoeira: An African-Brazilian Martial Art" at the recent American College Dance Festival Association Conference held at Montclair State University.  More ...

O’Neal Elected VP of Society for Eighteenth-Century French Studies

April 13, 2006
The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies recently elected Professor of French John C. O'Neal vice president of the Society for Eighteenth-Century French Studies at its annual meeting in Montreal. The society is the French caucus of the national society. Established in 1969, the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies advances study and research in the history of a time that has profoundly influenced our world. O'Neal will assume presidency of the society in 2007.  More ...

Barry Receives NEH Fellowship

April 13, 2006
Joyce M. Barry, Scholar-in-Residence, has received a National Endowment of the Humanities Fellowship titled: "Regional Studies and the Liberal Arts: An Appalachian Exemplar." Barry's fellowship will be conducted at the NEH Institute at Ferrum College, Ferrum, Virginia, in June. Barry's research will center on Appalachian women's grassroots protest against the destructive forces of mountaintop removal coal mining on small communities in Appalachia.

Tejerina-Canal Gives Paper on Contemporary Spanish Literature

April 11, 2006
Professor of Hispanic Studies Santiago Tejerina-Canal presented a paper titled "Juego intertextual y violación lingüística en La saga/fuga de J.B. de GTB," on April 8. It was part of a session on Contemporary Spanish Literature that took place at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, in Erie, Pa. during the XXVI General Assembly and International Conference of ALDEEU (Spanish Professionals in America).  More ...

Doran is Panelist at Symposium on Public Philosophy

April 10, 2006
Associate Professor of Philosophy Katheryn Doran was a panelist at the Symposium on Public Philosophy, April 7-8, at Binghamton University. She delivered the paper, "A Plea for Emotions," on the panel "Pragmatic Concerns." In the spirit of Dewey, this panel explored the relationship between philosophy and publicity along lines suggested by Dewey's claims regarding the importance of engagement for philosophy. Doran traced out some of the lively and distinctive features of Dewey's proposed reconstruction in philosophy that could help philosophers with the project of extending our public reach, widening our contribution to public intellectual and political life.

Mwantuali Travels to Yaounde, Cameroon, Over Spring Break

April 10, 2006
Associate Professor of French Joseph Mwantuali travelled to Yaounde, Cameroon, over spring break. While there he taught a one-week course on Post-Colonialism and Globalization, at Ecole Normale Superieure, a college that trains teachers. The class consisted of students from different departments (Literature, Linguistics, and philosophy), and addressed questions such as postmodernism vs. post-colonialism, Parisianism vs. negritude, politics and post-colonialism, globalization vs. universalism, and globalization and development. Mwantuali also had rich exchanges with colleagues from both the Ecole Normale Superieure and the Universite de Younde.

Lehmann Addresses Conference

April 10, 2006
Ted Lehmann, visiting assistant professor of government, presented a paper titled, "Revenge of the Good Neighbors: Successful Chinese Encroachment in the Western Hemisphere?" at the annual International Studies Association Conference held in San Diego on March 25. Lehmann's paper compared President Franklin Roosevelt's foreign relations policies with those of the current Bush Administration.

Raybeck Presented With Alumni Association's Distinguished Service Award

April 10, 2006
Professor of Anthropology Douglas A. Raybeck was presented with the Hamilton Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award during Volunteer Weekend activities, April 7-9. Given annually, the award recognizes an employee who has substantially contributed to Hamilton through distinguished performance in his or her position and through involvement in student, alumni or other activities in the College community. Previous winners include former Hamilton President Gene Tobin, Professor of Theatre Carole Bellini-Sharp and Director of Audiovisual Services Tim Hicks.  More ...

Franklin Gives Paper at Temple University

April 10, 2006
Associate Professor of Philosophy Todd Franklin presented a paper at a one-day symposium at Temple University on April 7. "Heretical Nietzsche Studies" was a meeting of a group of scholars whose research makes creative use of central Nietzschean themes, including political thinking, religious views, critique of gender and contributions to French post-structural thought. Franklin delivered a paper titled "More Eyes, Different Eyes: Visions of Genealogy as Counter-Hegemonic Praxis." He also presented a lecture titled "Ecce Nietzschean: Reflections on the Allure of Nietzsche's Philosophy" at Siena College on March 31.

de Swaan’s Work Featured in Magazines

April 7, 2006
Photographs by Sylvia de Swaan, lecturer in art, appeared recently in two internationally renowned photography journals.  More ...

Adair Lectures at Georgetown University

April 6, 2006
Vivyan Adair, the Elihu Root Peace Fund Associate Professor of Women's Studies, gave a talk to Georgtown faculty, administrators and students and to Hamilton College alumni in the Washington D.C. area on April 3. She gave her lecture during a reception in conjunction with the exhibit, "The Missing Story of Ourselves" in Georgetown's "Intercultural Galleria." The exhibit will be at Georgetown in the Levi Student Center for the entire month of April.

Cheng Li Addresses Congressional Audience

April 5, 2006
Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was a featured speaker at a lunch briefing on Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming visit to the United States. The briefing, sponsored by the National Bureau of Asian Research and The U.S. - China Working Group on April 4 also included remarks from David M. Lampton, director of the China Studies Program at Johns Hopkins SAIS, and Nicholas Lardy, senior fellow at the Institute for International Economics.  More ...

David Rivera Presents Paper at Slavic Conference

April 5, 2006
Government department lecturer David Rivera presented a paper titled "Presidential Leadership and Democracy in Eurasia: Did Clinton Lose Russia?" at the 29th Mid-Atlantic Slavic Conference held at Fordham University in New York City on Saturday, April 1.

Rubino Lectures at College of New Rochelle

April 3, 2006
Carl Rubino, the Edward North Professor of Classics, gave a faculty seminar, sponsored by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, at the College of New Rochelle on March 30. His talk was titled "Human Choices in an Uncertain Universe: Reflections on Science, Ethics, and the Humanities."  More ...

Rivera Publishes Article on Service Learning

April 3, 2006
Assistant Professor of Government Sharon Rivera published an article in the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies NewsNet. The article, titled "Out of the Ivory Tower :Integrating Service-Learning into Russian Studies," is about Rivera's experience with integrating a service-learning component into her "Politics of Russia" Class.  More ...

Hispanic Outlook Examines Study by Wu

April 3, 2006
Assistant Professor of Economics Stephen Wu was featured in Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education article on March 27 titled "Where did you get your Ph.D.?" The article discussed the results of Wu's study of the relationship between where faculty members get their Ph.D. and where they get a tenure-track job. The results were based on data gathered on approximately 5,000 faculty from the Web sites of six departments at 50 leading colleges and universities.  More ...

Faculty Participate in Publishing Day Event

April 3, 2006
The Office of the Dean of the Faculty and the Academic Career Network (ACN) hosted a Publishing Day in Bristol Center on Saturday, April 1. The event included a morning panel presentation with participants from three major university presses (Cornell, Syracuse, and Yale) and the Susan Rabiner Literary Agency.  More ...

Bailey's Robotics Class Visits JH Robotics

April 3, 2006
Mark Bailey, associate professor of computer science, took his Computer Science 307 Special Topics: Robotics class to visit JH Robotics, a specialty automation company in Binghamton, NY, on Wed., March 29. JH Robotics builds automation systems and robotic cells for industrial assembly lines at companies like GM and Timken, a maker of wheel bearings.  More ...

Cannavo Attends Western Political Science Association Meeting

April 1, 2006
Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Peter Cannavo attended the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association on March 16-18 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He presented a paper on Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans titled, "In the Wake of Poseidon: Katrina, Climate Change, and the Coming Crisis of Displacement."  More ...

OSU Series, Co-Edited by Peter Rabinowitz, Publishes New Book

March 29, 2006
The Ohio State University Press series ("Theory and Interpretation of Narrative") that Professor of Comparative Literature Peter Rabinowitz co-edits with James Phelan has published its 21st book, Lisa Zunshine's Why We Read Fiction: Theory of Mind and the Novel. By looking at literature in terms of recent research in cognitive psychology, Zunshine offers both a compelling revision of narrative theory and provocative new interpretations of a variety of novels from Richardson's Clarissa to Hammett's The Maltese Falcon.  More ...

Schwartz Organizes Panel, Gives Paper at American Comparative Literature Meeting

March 28, 2006
Visiting Instructor of Comparative Literature Janelle Schwartz organized a panel and gave a paper at the American Comparative Literature Association's 2006 meeting, "The Human and Its Others," held March 24-26 at Princeton. Schwartz's panel, "A Cabinet of Curiosities: Objectifying the Human from the Renaissance to the 21st Century," was co-organized with Nhora Serrano from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was a three-day panel with four papers given each day. Schwartz's paper was titled "Putting Polyps Into Powder Jars: Applications and Implications of the Spontaneous Generation Debate."  More ...

Williams Publishes Article in Journal of Animal Ecology

March 28, 2006
Ernest Williams, the Leonard C. Ferguson Profesor of Biology, published an article in the British Journal of Animal Ecology (75:466-475) with collaborators from Stanford and Duke Universities and the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. The article is titled "Delayed population explosion of an introduced butterfly."

Jones Speaks in Finland, the Netherlands and England

March 28, 2006
Derek C. Jones, Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics at Hamilton and currently a visiting professor at the Helsinki School of Economics, presented "Human Resource Management and Performance in Retail Trade: Evidence from an Econometric Case Study" in February 2006 at the annual meeting of the Finnish Society for Economic Research in Helsinki.  More ...

Hamessley Presents Paper at Society for American Music Conference

March 27, 2006
Associate Professor of Music Lydia Hamessley presented her paper, "Banjo and Bicycles: 'The New Woman' as Viewed through the Stereograph," at the Society for American Music's National Conference in Chicago on March 19. She will also present the paper at the American Musicological Society New York State/St.Lawrence Chapter Meeting at Syracuse University on April 8.  More ...

Odamtten Participates in Symposium at Syracuse University

March 25, 2006
Professor of English Vincent Odamtten participated in a roundtable discussion at the symposium "Insurgent Cross-Cultural Conversations in the Expressive Arts: Contesting Notions of Transnationalism and Citizenship" at Syracuse University in March. Odamtten was a member of the roundtable on Literature and Writing: Exploding Silences in Notions of Transnational Citizenship. The symposium brought together scholars, specialists, practitioners and activists in orature, rhetoric, literature, writing, music, theater, dance and film to discuss the meaning of transnational citizenship.

Yao Organizes Seminar at American Comparative Literature Association Meeting

March 24, 2006
Assistant Professor of English Steven Yao organized a seminar at the American Comparative Literature Association annual meeting, "The Human and its Others," held at Princeton University in March. Yao's panel was titled "Human Difference/ La Difference Humaine." He is the recipient of an American Council on Learned Societies fellowship and currently serving an external faculty fellowship at the Stanford Humanities Center.  More ...

Jin Lectures at Rice University

March 23, 2006
Hong Gang Jin, professor of Chinese and director of the Associated Colleges in China Program, lectured during March at the Baker Institute of Rice University on Chinese language education. Her lecture was titled "Opportunities and Challenges: Chinese Language Education in the Global Context." She also give a lecture and workshop at the Center of Language Studies at Rice University and the Houston area on "Form-focused Instruction and Second Language Acquisition."

Cannavo Presents at Political Science Conference

March 23, 2006
Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Peter Cannavo attended the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association on March 16-18 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He presented a paper on Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans titled, "In the Wake of Poseidon: Katrina, Climate Change, and the Coming Crisis of Displacement."  More ...

Adair Publishes Article in Feminist Studies

March 20, 2006
Vivyan Adair, the Elihu Root Peace Studies Associate Professor of Women's Studies, published an article, "Class Absences: Cutting Class in Feminist Studies," in Feminist Studies Volume 31, number 3. According to the journal's preface, "Adair critiques the inattention to social class in women's studies scholarship and teaching and moreover, that the very poor (women in particular) are erased when they are subsumed under the framework of 'working-class studies.'" Adair also gave three lectures at Meredith College during March: to the to the CORE Diversity students and the School of Social Work and Social Welfare; to the College in conjunction with the "Missing Story of Ourselves: Women, Poverty and the Politics of Representation" photo exhibit that is there for the month, and to the School of Education, in conjunction with her article in Harvard Educational Review.

Isserman Publishes Book Review in Chicago Tribune

March 20, 2006
Professor of History Maurice Isserman published a book review in The Chicago Tribune (March 19, 2006). Isserman reviewed The Explorer King: Adventure, Science, and the Great Diamond Hoax--Clarence King in the Old West by Robert Wilson. The book recounts the life of geologist Clarence King, who explored the Yosemite Valley, King's Canyon and the eastern Sierras in the 1860s through late 1870s. Isserman wrote: "The Old West in popular imagination--certainly in my imagination as a boy growing up far away in the East--was a place for cowboys and Indians, cavalrymen, sheriffs and maybe the occasional sourdough miner. Scientists didn't make the list. Only many years later did I come to realize that some of the best stories about the Old West were theirs."

Glenn Hosts Conference at Yale

March 17, 2006
Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Brian J. Glenn recently hosted a conference with Steve Teles at the Center for the Study of American Politics at Yale University. Glenn is co-editing a forthcoming book with Teles, who, coincidentally, was also once a visiting faculty member in the Hamilton government department. The conference was focused on their book, Conservatives and American Political Development, which follows the role of conservatives in the development of environmental, education and Social Security policy.  More ...

Four Faculty Members Receive Tenure at Recent Board Meeting

March 16, 2006
Four Hamilton College faculty members were approved for tenure by the college's board of trustees during their recent meeting. Faculty receiving tenure are Seth A. Major, physics; Lisa Trivedi, history; Stephen Wu, economics; and Steven G. Yao, English. The granting of tenure is based on recommendations of the vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, and the committee on appointments, with the president of the college presenting final recommendations to the board of trustees. All will receive the title of associate professor on July 1.  More ...

Ernest Williams Lectures at Trinity

March 13, 2006
Ernest Williams, the Leonard C. Ferguson Professor of Biology, gave a talk to the Biology Department at Trinity College titled "Population Structure and Conservation of Three Rare Butterflies" on March 9. He is the author of The Nature Handbook: A Guide to Observing the Great Outdoors, which is a field guide to patterns in nature and was released in 2005 by Oxford University Press. Williams is also co-author of The Stokes Butterfly Book.

Johnson Speaks on "New Inspiration for the Nation"

March 12, 2006
Associate Dean of Students for Diversity Berenecea Johnson spoke on "New Inspiration for the Nation," a program broadcast on WPHR Power 106.9 FM in Auburn, N.Y. on Sunday, March 12. She addressed "What are the factors that affect the academic success of African American students in high school and beyond?"  More ...

Terrell Presents Paper at University of Miami

March 8, 2006
Katherine H. Terrell, visiting assistant professor of English, presented a paper titled "Chaucer's Immoral Monk: Illicit Sexuality and the Fertility of Narrative" at the 15th annual Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Interdisciplinary Symposium at the University of Miami in February. The theme of this year's program was "When there was no sex or gender?" Terrell's paper argued that sex and gender (specifically, constructions of masculinity and its relation to sexuality) are very much at issue in the prologue to Chaucer's "Monk's Tale," and are linked to medieval theories of narrative's social function.

Ortabasi Awarded Research Fellowship from the Japan Foundation

March 6, 2006
Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature Melek Su Ortabasi has been awarded a 2006-2007 research fellowship by the Japan Foundation. She will travel to Japan for the 2006-2007 academic year to carry out research on her book project, "Disseminating Modernity: Language and Doubt in Yanagita Kunio's Native Ethnology. Ortabasi will be hosted by the University of Tokyo. She has also been selected as an alternate for a Fulbright research award for the same period.  More ...

Rosmaita Presents Paper on Web Accessibility at Conference

March 6, 2006
Brian Rosmaita, assistant professor of computer science, presented a paper, "Accessibility First! A New Approach to Web Design" on March 3 at the Association for Computing Machinery SIGCSE 2006 Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, held in Houston.  More ...

Weldon Attends Project Kaleidoscope Conference at Meredith College

March 5, 2006
Douglas Weldon, Stone Professor of Psychology, attended the Project Kaleidoscope Conference at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 3-5. Project Kaleidoscope or PKAL is an organization that advocates for building and sustaining strong undergraduate programs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). PKAL focuses on building learning environments that attract and sustain undergraduate students in the study of STEM fields and motivate them to consider careers in related fields.  More ...

Li Gives Lecture at Yale Law School

March 3, 2006
Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, spoke at Yale Law School on March 1 about the legal development in China under President Hu Jintao and recent Chinese intellectual and political discourse on constitutionalism.  More ...