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In the News - Spring 2009Anechiarico Co-authors Detainee Policy PaperLead Article in ABA National Security Law Report(May 13, 2009) Frank Anechiarico, Maynard-Knox Professor of Government, has co-authored the lead article, titled "Looking Back to Go Forward: Remaking US Detainee Policy," in the March/April edition of the American Bar Association National Security Law Report. In the article, Anecharico and co-author and Lt. Col. James M. Durant III explain why and how detainee policy applied to those labeled enemy combatants collapsed and failed in 2008. More ... Kamila Shamsie '94 Interviewed in Toronto Star(May 13, 2009)Kamila Shamsie '94, was interviewed for a Toronto Star article about Pakistani writers (5/12/09) and the country's literary renaissance. The article noted that Shamsie studied creative writing at Hamilton College in the 1990s. More ... Klinkner Quoted in Baltimore Sun and L.A. Times(May 11, 2009)Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, discussed Michael Steele's performance during his first 100 days as Republican National Committee Chairman in a Baltimore Sun article titled "For GOP's Steele, A Time To Fly Or Fall." "In fairness to Steele, I can't imagine a worse time to be chairman of the RNC. But he's only made the situation worse for himself," said Klinkner. More ... Kuhn '09 Among UWIRE Top 100 Student JournalistsHonored in 2008 and 2009(May 7, 2009) Eric Kuhn '09 has been named to the UWIRE 100 list, a select group of undergraduate and graduate students judged the top collegiate journalists in the country. This is the second year that Kuhn has been selected by UWIRE. Only seven other student journalists were chosen in both 2008 and 2009. More ... Leeann Brigham '09 Named to All-USA College Academic Honorable Mention Team(April 29, 2009)Leeann Brigham '09, a Senior Fellow at Hamilton, has been named to the All-USA College Academic Honorable Mention Team by USA Today. USA Today honors 19 Honorable Mention Team members for outstanding intellectual achievement and leadership. Judges considered grades, leadership, activities, and, most importantly, how students extend their intellectual talents beyond the classroom. More ... Christine Laine '83 Named Editor of Annals of Internal MedicineYoungest Editor in Journal's 82-Year History(April 27, 2009) The American College of Physicians (ACP) named Hamilton alumna Christine Laine '83, MD, MPH, FACP editor of its flagship journal, Annals of Internal Medicine last week. A former vice president and senior deputy editor of Annals, Laine is the youngest editor in the journal's history. She graduated summa cum laude from Hamilton with a double major in writing and biology. More ... InsideHigherEd Interviews InzerUSA Today Places Hamilton on Low Tuition Increase List(April 23, 2009) In response to New York University's and Colby College's announcements that they are no longer requiring applicants to take either the SAT or ACT, InsideHigherEd.com, in an April 21 article titled "SAT Skepticism in New Form," addressed the issue. Editor Scott Jaschik reviewed similar decisions made by other institutions in years past including Hamilton's decision to become SAT-optional in 2001. Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Monica Inzer shared some of her observations with Jaschik. More ... Associated Press Quotes Seager in Article on Buddhism(April 21, 2009)An Associated Press article that focused on a Buddhist retreat center in Texas quoted Richard Seager, the Bates and Benjamin Professor of Classical and Religious Studies. "This tension between old and new is not unique to Buddhism," said Seager, author of Buddhism in America. "My sense is that the need to reinterpret for and in the West is seen increasingly to be the wise option," Seager said in Miller Puts His Twist On Buddhism. More ... MacDonald Presents at San Francisco ExploratoriumPublishes Cover Article in Film Quarterly(April 20, 2009) Visiting Professor of Film History and F.I.L.M. Director Scott MacDonald, on-leave this semester, spoke on cinema and the American landscape at the San Francisco Exploratorium and delivered the inaugural presentation at the new storefront theater of San Francisco's Studio for Urban Projects on March 27. More ... Doran Participates in Podcast With Ethicist Randy Cohen(April 16, 2009)Katheryn Doran, associate professor of philosophy, participated in a podcast with Randy Cohen, author of The New York Times Magazine Ethicist column (4/16/09). Each week in the podcast Cohen answers readers' questions on ethical issues. The podcasts are broadcast on The New York Times Web site, nyt.com. Doran read this week's questions and was identified as a philosophy professor at Hamilton College. More ... New York Times Highlights Annual Fund(April 15, 2009)The New York Times highlighted Hamilton's annual gift campaign in an April 15 article titled "Colleges Ask Donors to Help Meet Demand for Aid." The article discussed the challenging fundraising environment with which colleges and universities are dealing and how institutions are appealing to donors to assist in meeting the growing demand for financial aid. More ... McConnell Interviewed for Associated Press Article(April 10, 2009)Shelley McConnell, visiting assistant professor of government, was interviewed for an Associated Press article (4/9/09) about a U.S. Coast Guard drug seizure in Venezuela. The article noted that it is unusual for Venezuela for offer credit to the U.S., having suspended cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in 2005 under president Hugo Chavez. More ... Wall Street Journal Quotes Walker '62 on Israel's New Foreign Minister(April 1, 2009)In a March 16 Wall Street Journal (Europe edition) article, Edward S. Walker '62, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Hamilton government professor, discussed the possible influence that Israel's new foreign minister, nationalist Avigdor Lieberman, might have on the peace process. Walker, the Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Global Political Theory, served as ambassador to Israel in 1997-1999, overlapping with the years in which Netanyahu first served as prime minister, More ... Kuhn '09 Interviews Former NYC Mayor KochArticle Appears in Huffington Post(March 29, 2009) Eric Kuhn '09 included portions of his interview with former New York City mayor Ed Koch in an article, "Koch on Maddoff: 5 Horses on each limb. Yell giddy-up.," appearing on Huffington Post on March 26. Koch addressed several topics related to Kuhn's senior thesis, specifically corruption and oversight. More ... Kuhn '09 Posts Radio Interviews on Huffington PostQuoted by Columbia University News Wire(March 25, 2009) Employing a relatively new media vehicle called blogtalkradio, senior Eric Kuhn has published a Huffington Post article, "Books About the Economy Hit the Shelves," that offers a summary of and links to interviews with five writers of recently published books focused on the economy. Kuhn interviewed each author on his radio program, Kuhn & Company, originally launched on WHCL and accessible now on blogtalkradio.com. More ... Austin American-Statesman Quotes Seager(March 24, 2009)Richard Seager, the Bates and Benjamin Professor of Classical and Religious Studies, was interviewed for an article in the Austin American-Statesman that examined the growth in Buddhism in the United States. In "American Lama Puts his Twist on Buddhism" published on March 23, Seager said that "the need to reinterpret for and in the West is seen increasingly to be the wise option." More ... Owen Comments Included in National Public Radio Business Report(March 19, 2009)Following the Federal Reserve's most recent announcement, reporters from National Public Radio, Dow Jones Newswire and Voice of America asked Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen for her analysis of the Fed's decisions. More ... Plate to Discuss HBO's Big Love on Salt Lake City Radio(March 14, 2009)Brent Rodriguez Plate, visiting associate professor of religious studies, will discuss Sunday's (3/15/09) episode of HBO's "Big Love" in a KUER (Salt Lake City)/ Radio West interview with Doug Fabrizio on Monday, March 16, at 1 p.m. EST. The show stars Bill Paxton as modern polygamist Bill Henrickson tackling problems outside his three-house suburban home. "Big Love" has been nominated for Emmy and Golden Globe awards. Listen live at http://www.kuer.org/. More ... Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack '72 Interviewed on NPR(March 10, 2009)Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack '72 was interviewed on NPR's Morning Edition on March 10 concerning proposed changes to farming. The former Iowa governor said farmers should see the Obama administration's new energy initiatives as opportunities to make new money, at a time when traditional farming policies run in the face of a soaring deficit. "Agriculture has to be open to change," Vilsack said. "…Climate change and energy provide that opportunity. " More ...
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