http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/when-does-a-financial-firm-become-too-big-to-fail http://www.hamilton.edu/news/when-does-a-financial-firm-become-too-big-to-fail Whenever a financial institution nears bankruptcy and requests federal bailout funds, it often claims to be “too big to fail.” Unlike the Titanic’s designers who believed that she was too big to physically sink, financial executives hold no illusions about their firms’ lack of invincibility. Wed, 11 Jul 2012 01:58:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/economics-faculty-contribute-to-international-teaching-text http://www.hamilton.edu/news/economics-faculty-contribute-to-international-teaching-text Three members of Hamilton’s economics department were invited to contribute chapters to the International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, edited by Gail M. Hoyt and KimMarie McGoldrick.  Ann L. Owen, Stephen Wu and Elizabeth J. Jensen authored chapters. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/teaching-awards-presented-at-annual-class-charter-day-1-1 http://www.hamilton.edu/news/teaching-awards-presented-at-annual-class-charter-day-1-1 Hamilton’s highest awards for teaching were presented at Class & Charter Day on May 6 to  Professor of Economics Elizabeth Jensen, Professor of English and Creative Writing Doran Larson, Associate Professor of Women’s Studies Anne Lacsamana and Assistant Professor of Philosophy Russell Marcus. Frank Anechiarico '71, the Maynard-Knox Professor of Government and Law, was presented with the Sidney Wertimer Award by the Student Assembly. Fri, 06 May 2011 10:08:52 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/jensen-and-wu-publish-research-in-em-economics-of-education-review-em http://www.hamilton.edu/news/jensen-and-wu-publish-research-in-em-economics-of-education-review-em Professor of Economics Betsy Jensen and Associate Professor of Economics Steve Wu have published an article, “Early Decision and College Performance,” in the August 2010 issue of the Economics of Education Review. (Volume 29, Issue 4, Pages 517-525, August 2010) Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST