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Excelsior: The Campaign for Hamilton ended in June of this year, surpassing its $175 million goal and demonstrating the incredible volunteer effort, passion and generosity of Hamilton's alumni and friends. The impact of their investment on students, faculty and the entire college community is significant. Reaching $183.3 million, Excelsior also included two record-breaking annual funds spanning 2006–2008 and the College's largest single gift in its history. The fall 2008 issue of the Alumni Review celebrates the many achievements of this campaign in a detailed article. More ...

Sarah Bertino '09 recently traveled to Washington, D.C. with Herman Lehman, associate professor of biology and chair of the biology department, to attend Neuroscience 2008, the Society for Neuroscience's 38th annual meeting. While at the meeting, Bertino presented a poster summarizing research she had done over the summer and previous academic year with Nicholas Berry '09, Daniel Bond '08 and Carlos Rico '10.

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the New York City Program Katheryn Doran and the Hamilton in NYC students attended the one-year anniversary gathering for "Blueprint for the Upper West Side: A Roadmap for Truly Livable Streets" on Thursday, Nov. 13. According to Doran, it was an "inspiring evening about successful grass roots work to create more pedestrian and bike friendly space on the Upper West Side."

Assistant Professor of Art Rebecca Murtaugh presented a visiting artist lecture at SUNY Suffolk on Long Island on November 12. She showed works that she conceived and created during the past 10 years. The discussion focused on the relationship of everyday experience with the world to her art making process.

The winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize for 2008 was announced on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Kendal Mountain Festival in England. Fallen Giants : A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, a book co-authored by James L. Ferguson Professor of History Maurice Isserman and University of Rochester Professor Stewart Weaver, was the second runner-up for the prize.

Associate Professors of Economics Ann Owen and Julio Videras and Scholar in Residence Chris Willemsen have authored an article for the Social Science Quarterly (vol. 89, December 2008). In the article "Democracy, Participation, and Life Satisfaction," Owen, Videras, and Willemsen used data on life satisfaction for individuals in 46 countries.

Professor of English Patricia O'Neill lectured at Skidmore College on Tuesday, Nov. 18, as a presenter in the college's International Week program. O'Neill's talk was titled "Where Globalization and Localization Meet: The Films of Spike Lee" and was sponsored by Skidmore's Off-Campus Study and Exchanges and the Speakers Bureau.

Derek Jones, Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, gave an invited talk titled " Econometric case studies - a review of evidence from the US, China, Spain and Finland," on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at Copenhagen Business School.

Senior Eric Kuhn interviewed Trip Van Noppen, president of Earthjustice, recently and wrote a summary of their conversation for The Huffington Post. Earthjustice is one of the largest non-profit public interest law firms "dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment."

Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Monica Inzer was quoted in an InsideHighEd.com article, The Bubble That Didn't Burst, on Nov. 18 on the surprising increase in the number of early decision applications received by several colleges and universities including Hamilton.