http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/martin-delivers-usc-constitution-day-address http://www.hamilton.edu/news/martin-delivers-usc-constitution-day-address Professor of Government Robert Martin delivered the Constitution Day lecture on Sept. 17 at the University of South Carolina. The lecture focused on early opposition to popular government and the role those critics played in forming America’s democratic culture. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:01:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/seven-faculty-members-promoted-to-professor http://www.hamilton.edu/news/seven-faculty-members-promoted-to-professor Dean of Faculty Patrick Reynolds announced the promotion of seven Hamilton faculty members to the rank of professor. Mark Bailey, computer science; Kevin Grant, history; Elaine Heekin, dance and movement studies; Seth Major, physics;  Robert Martin, government; Joseph Mwantuali, French; and Stephen Wu, economics,  were promoted effective July 1. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:39:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/the-classical-world-of-alexander-hamilton-is-topic-of-lecture http://www.hamilton.edu/news/the-classical-world-of-alexander-hamilton-is-topic-of-lecture Caroline Winterer, professor of history and classics at Stanford University, will present a lecture, “The Classical World of Alexander Hamilton,” on Monday, April 16, at 4:10 p.m., in the Taylor Science Center Kennedy Auditorium. The lecture is sponsored by the Classics Department and is free and open to the public. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:37:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/martin-presents-at-political-theory-conference-1 http://www.hamilton.edu/news/martin-presents-at-political-theory-conference-1 Associate Professor of Government Robert Martin presented a paper at the Association for Political Theory conference on Oct. 13-16 at the University of Notre Dame. “Salutary ‘Collisions’ and Multiple Discourses: Dissent & the Radical Democratic Thought of the Late 1790s” was part of the conference’s American Political Thought panel. Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:30:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/martin-presents-at-democracy-conference http://www.hamilton.edu/news/martin-presents-at-democracy-conference Associate Professor of Government Robert Martin was an invited presenter at the American Democracy Forum Conference held May 25, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He presented a paper titled “Reigning in Democracy: James Madison from the National Gazette Essays to the Virginia Report.” Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:01:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/martin-quoted-on-patriot-act-in-em-christian-science-monitor-em http://www.hamilton.edu/news/martin-quoted-on-patriot-act-in-em-christian-science-monitor-em Associate Professor of Government Robert Martin spoke about a proposed extension of some of the provisions of the Patriot Act in the face of growing concerns over home-grown terrorism in an article titled “Why is Patriot Act under fire if homegrown terror threat is rising?” in The Christian Science Monitor. The article appeared in the international newspaper, published daily online and weekly in print, on Feb. 10. Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/martin-and-klinkner-participate-in-league-of-women-voters-panel-on-voting-process http://www.hamilton.edu/news/martin-and-klinkner-participate-in-league-of-women-voters-panel-on-voting-process Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, and Robert Martin, associate professor of government, will join New York State Senator Joseph Griffo in presenting "Considering the National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact." The League of Women Voters is hosting this panel discussion regarding the Electoral College, the NPV Compact and the implications of a constitutional amendment. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST