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"The face of America today is the face of Barack Obama, an epochal change, whatever happens in the next four or eight years of an Obama administration," said Maurice Isserman, James L. Ferguson Professor of History, in an article appearing in the Monday, Jan. 19, edition of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, and Robert Martin, associate professor of government, will join New York State Senator Joseph Griffo in presenting "Considering the National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact." The League of Women Voters is hosting this panel discussion regarding the Electoral College, the NPV Compact and the implications of a constitutional amendment.

In an interview on central New York's public radio station WRVO-FM, Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, spoke about the voting patterns that emerged in the presidential election and the role played by race. During the interview with news director Chris Ulanowski on Jan. 16, Klinkner also discussed the parallels between the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt and an Obama presidency.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, co-authored "LBJ's Revenge: The 2008 Election and the Rise of the Great Society Coalition" in the election issue (Vol. 6, Issue 4) of The Forum - A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics published by Berkeley Electronic Press. This article presents a distinctive overview of the 2008 election contest focused on its coalitional underpinnings.

The Hamilton music department is hosting the International Academy of Advanced Conducting after Ilya Musin, a conducting workshop with two renowned teachers who studied with the 20th century Russian pedagogue Ilya Musin, from Jan. 21 to Jan. 25. The Hamilton Orchestra will act as the host ensemble playing for the workshop. The final performance  will take place at noon on Sunday, Jan. 25, in Wellin Hall and is free and open to the public.

Associate Professor of Economics Stephen Wu presented "Lost in Translation: The Economics Ph.D. Pipeline for U.S. and Foreign Applicants" in a session on "Research in Economic Education" at the American Economic Association meetings in San Francisco on Jan. 4.

Maurice Isserman, James L. Ferguson Professor of History, will join Everest pioneer Tom Hornbein, author of Everest: The West Ridge, for a presentation on the history of Himalayan mountain climbing on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. at the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum in Golden, Colorado.

Steven Bellona, associate vice president for facilities and planning, is The Chronicle of Higher Education's "Buildings & Grounds" guest blogger for January. Bellona's first blog, "How to Help Sustainability Survive the Downturn," addressed the most effective way in which to keep sustainability efforts at the forefront despite financial challenges.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, spoke with Wall Street Journal reporter Naftali Bendavid for an article on how President-elect Barack Obama's first term may or may not mirror that of Franklin D. Roosevelt. In "FDR's Popularity Helped Power New Deal," which appeared in the paper's Jan. 6 issue, Klinkner commented that Roosevelt established a connection with the electorate unlike that of any previous president.

Eric Kuhn '09 wrote a column for The Huffington Post on Jan. 5 in which he interviewed Ali Velshi, CNN's chief business correspondent and host of CNN's weekend business roundtable program Your $$$$$. In the article, "CNN's Ali Velshi on Getting Your Money Back" Kuhn questioned Velshi about his new book Gimme My Money Back.