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America Divided: The Civil War of the 1960s, written by Hamilton Professor of History Maurice Isserman and Georgetown Professor of History Michael Kazin, has been revised and re-released. This third edition of the book expands its interpretive survey of the political, social and cultural history of 1960s America through additional coverage of youth movements and the New Left including Latino and Asian radical movements.

Joseph Volpe, general manager of the Metropolitan Opera from 1990 to 2006, gave the annual Tolles Lecture, titled “The World Of Opera,” on Sunday, Feb. 18, in the Chapel. Volpe spoke about his career with the Met and some of the issues involved in performing arts management. Each year, the Tolles Lecture Series brings distinguished speakers from the fields of literature, journalism and theater to Hamilton to lecture and meet with students.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Armando Bayolo was a featured composer at the 32nd Annual Symposium for New Band Music held at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, this month.  Bayolo conducted a series of clinics and rehearsals of his wind ensemble work, Fanfares, with the Virginia Intercollegiate Band, students selected from seven institutions participating in the symposium.

Geoarchaeology major Mary Beth Day '07 has been named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic First Team. Each February, USA Today honors 20 undergraduate academic all-stars as its All-USA College Academic Team. Day is the first Hamilton student to earn the honor. The team honors full-time undergraduates who not only excel in scholarship but also extend their intellectual abilities beyond the classroom to benefit society.

History Professor and Reed College graduate Maurice Isserman has written an article for the winter issue of  Reed Magazine titled “And All That – Radicals, Hippies and SDS at Reed.” With the relaunch of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) on Reed’s campus, Isserman explores the legacy of radicals, hippies, and SDS at the college. He chronicles the evolution of the organization at Reed and throughout the nation and reflects on how the organization might have been more effective. 

Mack Mariani, visiting assistant professor of government, presented a paper he co-authored with government professor Philip Klinkner last week at the American Political Science Association Teaching and Learning Conference. Titled “The Effect of a Campaign Internship on Political Efficacy, Trust and Responsiveness,” the paper examined how student participation in campaign internships affected their attitudes about political efficacy, trust in government and government responsiveness.

Hamilton College is one of 23 founding colleges and universities participating in the new Upstate New York Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (UNY-HERC). UNY-HERC (www.unyherc.org) is an online consortium in which colleges and universities from across upstate New York unite to provide free information, technology, networking and outreach programs for prospective college faculty and higher education professionals. Via this innovative resource, colleges hope to successfully recruit and retain highly qualified and diverse faculty and staff, as well as to help spouses of faculty and staff find area employment.

The Emerson Gallery is hosting "Ernest Hemingway and Walker Evans: Three Weeks in Cuba, 1933" from Thursday, Feb. 15, through Sunday, April 15. The exhibition includes vintage photographic prints by Evans, only recently available for public viewing, along with notes and personal artifacts, left by Hemingway and found among his possessions after his death. An opening reception will be held in the Emerson Gallery on Thursday Feb. 22, from 4 to 6 p.m.  Both the reception and the exhibition are free and open to the public.

"Highest Adventure," an article in the March issue of American Heritage magazine, tells the stories of the first Americans to summit Mount Everest.  History professor Maurice Isserman, who wrote the article, is also the co-author of a forthcoming book on Himalayan mountaineering.

On Monday, Feb. 5, LinkedIn appointed Hamilton alumnus and former Advent Software Inc. executive Dan Nye '88 to the position of chief executive officer. Nye will succeed LinkedIn’s founder and CEO Reid Hoffman, who will remain chairman and president of products. Hoffman is confident that Nye is among “the best organizational builders and leaders there is” and is very “excited to work with Dan, both because he is an amazing executive and because (they) share the vision that LinkedIn will be essential for every professional in the world.” Under Nye’s leadership, LinkedIn intends to double its staff by December.