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In the News - Summer 2008InsideHigherEd Features Hamilton's Aid DecisionArticle Highlights College's Admission Successes(July 3, 2008) "Doing the Right Thing – and Thriving," an article in the July 3 edition of InsideHigherEd.com, highlighted Hamilton's decision to eliminate merit aid and the subsequent rise in traditional measurements of academic quality in the incoming Hamilton class. In the article, Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Monica Inzer discussed the fact that the college was doing a better job of attracting the kinds of applicants it wanted without merit aid offers. More ... USA Today Features Run for the Fallen(July 3, 2008)Run for the Fallen, the 4,113-mile cross-country relay run created by Hamilton alumnus Jon Bellona '03, is featured in the July 3 issue of USA Today in an article titled "Runners mark miles for fallen troops." Bellona organized the run in honor of Michael Cleary '03, his Hamilton roommate who was killed in Iraq, and all of the soldiers who have lost their lives in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. More ... Kuhn '09 Interviews Authors in Huffington PostChronicles Day in the Life of a British MP(July 3, 2008) Hamilton rising senior Eric Kuhn '09, who spent the academic year at the London School of Economics, has recently written several articles for The Huffington Post. In his latest, "Political-Ish Summer Reads," Kuhn selected six top political fiction books and interviewed the authors, who range from the former executive director of the Christian Coalition to the author of the new Indiana Jones novel. More ... Isserman Featured on American Public Media Interview(June 21, 2008)"Weekend America," a nationally syndicated radio show produced and distributed by American Public Media via NPR, will feature an interview with Maurice Isserman, James L. Ferguson Professor of History, on the weekend of June 21. Part of an ongoing series titled "This Weekend in 1968," the interview includes Isserman's account of how on the night of his high school graduation in June 1968, he boarded a train for Washington, D.C. and joined a rally in support of the Poor People's Campaign. America Public Media is the nation's second-largest producer and distributor of public radio programs. More ... Klinkner Included in NPR InterviewSenator Obama's Candidacy Discussed(June 20, 2008) In a National Public Radio segment titled "Obama Scapegoat Fears," James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government Philip Klinkner spoke about how the senator's candidacy brings out some conflicted feelings among African-Americans. "The concern expressed by African-Americans reminds me of after 1928. Al Smith was the first Catholic to run for president and lost. I'm sure a lot of Catholics after the crash, the Depression, said thank God he lost over Hoover, otherwise they'd blame us for it," said Klinkner. More ... Associated Press Features Run for the FallenStart of Run Also Aired on CNN(June 13, 2008) Run for the Fallen, the 4,113-mile cross-country relay run created by Hamilton alumnus Jon Bellona '03, is featured in an Associated Press article on the eve of the event's start date and will be covered by CNN on June 14 at noon. Bellona organized the run in honor of Michael Cleary '03, his Hamilton roommate who was killed in Iraq, and all of the soldiers who have lost their lives in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. More ... Stringer '08 Op-ed Published in Observer-Dispatch(June 11, 2008)Last summer Hamilton alumna Jenney Stringer '08 was awarded a Levitt Community Service Fellowship to create and facilitate a community garden in Utica for refugees living in public housing. Stringer recently penned an opinion piece for the Utica Observer-Dispatch thanking the many organizations that contributed to the project's success. More ... Klinkner Quoted in Christian Science Monitor(June 4, 2008)Philip Klinkner, James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government and Associate Dean of Students, got the last word in a Christian Science Monitor article titled "In Sealing Nomination, Obama Makes History" published Wednesday, June 4. The article chronicled Barack Obama's route to securing the Democratic presidential nomination and analyzed its unconventional nature. Klinkner observed that never before had a candidate attracted such a diverse coalition of supporters. More ... Kuhn '09 Publishes Video on Huffington Post(June 3, 2008)With presidential candidacy seemingly decided for both Republican and Democratic parties, Eric Kuhn '09 took his camera and hit the streets of London to ask British citizens how they feel about Senators John McCain and Barack Obama. His video is posted on The Huffington Post. More ...
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Upcoming Events7/05 - Hockey Camp for Bo... 7/05 - Emerson Gallery Ex... 7/06 - Swim Camp Session ... More ...News Highlights Kuhn '09 Interviews Authors in Huffington PostHamilton rising senior Eric Kuhn '09, who spent the academic year at the London School of Economics, has recently written several articles for The Huffington Post. In his latest, "Political-Ish Summer Reads," Kuhn selected six top political fiction books and interviewed the authors, who range from the former executive director of the Christian Coalition to the author of the new Indiana Jones novel. More ... Bill Purcell '76 Appointed Director of Harvard's Institute of PoliticsBill Purcell '76 has been appointed director of Harvard's Institute of Politics (IOP) at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, starting September 1. The former mayor of Nashville, Tenn., Purcell has worked in public service, law and higher education for more than 30 years. He will succeed former U.S. Congressman James A. Leach (R-IA), who served as IOP director for the 2007-08 academic year.More ... |
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