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Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, discussed the uneven regional economic development in China during a Voice of America interview. 

Christie Bell Vilsack K '72, who spoke at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, was interviewed by Kathleen McGrory '05 for an article in the Utica Observer-Dispatch. Vilsack said although initially she wasn't sure if she was up for the challenge, her Kirkland education readied her for her role at the convention. "I was a member of the charter class of Kirkland College," she said. "I knew that if I could stand up and help shape a college, then I could certainly address the delegates." In her speech Vilsack criticized President Bush for "pulling the funding" on the No Child Left Behind program. A former teacher, Vilsack is now an advocate for literacy and education.

Jonathan Rick '05, editorial intern at Time magazine, published the article "They're Hired - As Authors," in Time (August 2, 2004).  The article contains information about the books related to Donald Trump’s TV show, The Apprentice.

Ann Owen, associate professor of economics and former economist for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, was interviewed for United Press International article "Analysis: Kerry and the U.S. economy." Owen said the most significant part of John Kerry's economic proposals is his plan to reduce the deficit.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was a guest on the Ben Merens' Show that aired on Wisconsin Public Radio on Tuesday, July 27.  Klinkner discussed what kind of bounce the Kerry-Edwards ticket would get from the Democratic National Convention.

Photography Lecturer Sylvia de Swaan has completed two two-week segments of a six-week residency program awarded to her by the Center for Exploratory and Perceptual Arts (CEPA) in Buffalo. 

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was interviewed for the article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about political conventions.  In the article, "Political conventions have lost some luster," Klinkner said, "They don't serve any function anymore.  They're kind of like the Electoral College; they just ratify the decisions that are made elsewhere."

Many academics believe that "modernization in East Asia can be directly linked to the growth of mass transportation in major cities." Jubin Kwon '05 (Lexington, MA) agrees, and will travel to Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Seoul to study different cities and their public transportation to see if transportation does link to modernization.

Hamilton College faculty offer their views on issues to be discussed during the political conventions. 

Dennis Gilbert, professor of sociology, was interviewed for the article, "Class counts - more than pols may know," in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The article focuses on the differences between working-class and middle-class Americans.  Gilbert said, "overall research shows, the working class (roughly 60 percent of the U.S. population) has seen more of a decline in its living standards during the last 25 years than has the middle class (30 percent of the population).  Gilbert is the author of The American Class Structure in an Age of Growing Inequality (2003).   The article also ran on Knight Ridder News Service (7/27/2004) and appeared in newspapers across the country.