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David Paris, the Leonard C. Ferguson Professor of Government at Hamilton, was quoted in an InsideHigherEd article, "Spreading the Gospel on Student Learning," about a meeting of researchers, foundation leaders and association presidents who are true believers in the value of assessing the quality of student learning in liberal education.

An article written by Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen and Professor of Economics Elizabeth Jensen titled "Social Learning and Course Choice" was published in volume 7, issue 1, 2008 of the International Review of Economics Education (IREE). Owen and Jensen used a broad sample of students to examine the course selection process and to find evidence of social learning from peers.

Last weekend, the goal of the Hamilton Outing Club was to have a member of the Hamilton community reach the summit of each of the Adirondacks' 46 High Peaks. While the group of students and community members didn't ascend all 46, they came quite close, conquering 41 peaks. This total surpasses the record 38 peaks climbed in a previous High Peak weekend outing.

The art department celebrated the opening celebration of the newly refurbished Dunham Senior Art Studio on Wednesday, Oct. 8. The studio was painted and divided into individual work spaces for painting and photography majors. The event was attended by President Joan Stewart and Dean of Faculty Joe Urgo, art students and  the art faculty.

Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Monica Inzer was quoted in a TIME magazine online article on Wednesday, Oct. 8, that addressed the effect of the current financial crisis on higher education. In "Colleges Getting Hit by the Credit Crunch," Hamilton was credited as having planned ahead "to accommodate a growing number of college students ... [that] will allow the university to maintain its full financial aid program."

Associate Professor of Economics Ann Owen was quoted in a front page story in The Christian Science Monitor on Wednesday, Oct. 8. In "Fed makes boldest move yet," an article that discussed the Federal Reserve's decision to buy short-term debt directly from the largest U.S. corporations, Owen observed that if other economic indicators were looking more positive, the Fed would not be taking such dramatic steps.

"Write on: Maurice Isserman," an interview of history professor Maurice Isserman, appeared on the Viewpoints page of the Observer-Dispatch, on Sunday, Oct. 5. On the same day, The New York Times Book Review listed Fallen Giants, Isserman's new book, co-authored with University of Rochester history professor Stewart Weaver, as an "editors' pick" of the week.

Assistant Professor of Art Rebecca Murtaugh exhibited three pieces from the Sweetest Battle and Seeing Stars series in Beautiful Losers at the Gallery RFD in Swainsboro, Ga. The gallery is a non-profit organization whose goal is to promote economic enrichment in rural communities through the arts. The show was curated by the co-founders of shotgun-review.com, Joseph del Pesco and Scott Oliver, and ran from Sept. 11 through Oct. 4.

A video featuring six Hamilton students discussing the vice presidential debate on Thursday, Oct. 2, tops the Washington Post Vote '08 Web site. Produced by senior Eric Kuhn, the video features sophomore Scott Bixby and seniors Kara Labs, Melissa Balding, Sam Risen, David Riordan and Allison Gaston-Enholm. Five students felt that Biden had prevailed in the debate and one student was undecided. The video, which also is on the CBS News site, appears with a video produced on the campus of Columbia University.

James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government Philip Klinkner, who earned his undergraduate degree at Lake Forest College, returned to his alma mater on Tuesday, Sept. 30, to speak at the college's Lily Reid Hold Memorial Chapel about what the presidencies of Barack Obama and John McCain would look like.