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In response to New York University's and Colby College's announcements that they are no longer requiring applicants to take either the SAT or ACT, InsideHigherEd.com, in an April 21 article titled "SAT Skepticism in New Form," addressed the issue. Editor Scott Jaschik reviewed similar decisions made by other institutions in years past including Hamilton's decision to become SAT-optional in 2001. Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Monica Inzer shared some of her observations with Jaschik.

An Associated Press article that focused on a Buddhist retreat center in Texas quoted Richard Seager, the Bates and Benjamin Professor of Classical and Religious Studies. "This tension between old and new is not unique to Buddhism," said Seager, author of Buddhism in America. "My sense is that the need to reinterpret for and in the West is seen increasingly to be the wise option," Seager said in Miller Puts His Twist On Buddhism.

Visiting Professor of Film History and F.I.L.M. Director Scott MacDonald, on-leave this semester, spoke on cinema and the American landscape at the San Francisco Exploratorium and delivered the inaugural presentation at the new storefront theater of San Francisco's Studio for Urban Projects on March 27.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Shelley McConnell will speak at Cornell University on Wednesday, April 15, on "The Collective Protection of Democracy or Old-Fashioned Interventionism? Lessons from Nicaragua." Her talk will focus on the use of the Inter-American Democratic Charter to frame an international response to Nicaragua's constitutional crisis in 2005.

The New York Times highlighted Hamilton's annual gift campaign in an April 15 article titled "Colleges Ask Donors to Help Meet Demand for Aid." The article discussed the challenging fundraising environment with which colleges and universities are dealing and how institutions are appealing to donors to assist in meeting the growing demand for financial aid.

The Senior Art Show 2009, a presentation of works from 11 graduating fine arts majors, will open at the Emerson Gallery on Friday, April 17. The exhibition includes sculpture, photography, video, printmaking, drawing and painting created by Triona Dombroski-Fritsch, Emily Goughary, Ashley Stagner, Louisa Brown, Austin Hawkins, James Giroday, Greg Huffaker III, Travis Talmadge, Isha Ojha, Jessica Owens and Jarred Hassell.

Award-winning journalist Naomi Klein will speak on Monday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m., in the Hamilton College Chapel. 

Atelier Four will exhibit 40 intaglio prints in the group's last exhibition of the academic year at the Herkimer County Community College (HCCC) Cogar Gallery from April 3 through May 15. An opening reception will be held Wednesday, April 8 from 6-8 p.m. Atelier Four is a group which includes Hamilton College professors Bruce Muirhead and William Salzillo and alumni Amy Georgia Buchholz '80 and Jake Muirhead '86.

In a March 16 Wall Street Journal (Europe edition) article, Edward S. Walker '62, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Hamilton government professor, discussed the possible influence that Israel's new foreign minister, nationalist Avigdor Lieberman, might have on the peace process. Walker, the Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Global Political Theory, served as ambassador to Israel in 1997-1999, overlapping with the years in which Netanyahu first served as prime minister,

The Carter Center invited Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Shelley McConnell to join with other experts on election observation and campaign finance monitoring in developing democracies in a "shirtsleeves" meeting March 31. Organized by the center's Democracy Program, the group explored practical means for systematic collection of information on campaign finance laws and their enforcement, political party practices and problems related to vote buying and the use of the media and state finance during campaigns.