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The Cleveland Chapter of the American Institute of Architects has recognized the renovation of Skenandoa House with a merit award. EwingCole, the architectural firm responsible for the work, received the award for excellence in architectural design on Nov. 16.

Maurice Isserman, James L. Ferguson Professor of History, was a symposium speaker at the official opening of the Michael Harrington papers at NYU's Tamiment Library on Thursday, Nov. 15. He spoke along with Todd Gitlin of Columbia University and syndicated Washington Post columnist and Brookings Institution fellow E.J. Dionne.

Associate Professors of Economics Ann Owen and Steve Wu published "Financial Shocks and Worry about the Future" in the November issue of Empirical Economics. The article shows that households that experience adverse financial shocks worry more about the adequacy of their financial resources in retirement, even after controlling for the effects of these shocks on overall wealth.

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was a guest on WAMU's The Diane Rehm Show, broadcasted by National Public Radio, on Thursday, Nov. 15, on a program focused on China's Three Gorges Dam.

An essay by Visiting Assistant Professor of English Scott MacDonald serves as the concluding essay in a new book of 16 essays on experimental filmmaking by women. Women's Experimental Cinema: Critical Frameworks, published by Duke University Press and edited by Mt. Holyoke Associate Professor of Film Studies Robin Blaetz, includes MacDonald's essay "Women's Experimental Cinema--Some Pedagogical Challenges."

The Charlean and Wayland Blood Fitness and Dance Center has received another architectural award and is slated to receive another construction award in December, bringing the total design and construction awards received to five since its dedication in 2006. On Friday, Nov. 9, in San Francisco, the facility received the National Award of Excellence from the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA). In December, the center will be recognized by McGraw Hill Construction publications as the "Sports Facility Project of the Year." 

The Megachurch and the Mainline: Cultural Innovation, Change, and Conflict in Mainline Protestant Congregations, a book written by Assistant Professor of Sociology Stephen Ellingson, was awarded the 2007 Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the organization's annual meeting in Tampa.

"Six Secrets for a Great Internship," a video taped in Los Angeles last summer by Eric Kuhn '09, is the featured video on MSN's video homepage. Kuhn has worked as an intern for NBC, MSNBC and CBS. He is a contributor to the Huffington Post, mediabistro.com and U-Wire.

"The Flower in the Gun Barrel," an essay written by Professor of History Maurice Isserman, will be featured on PBS' BILL MOYERS JOURNAL. Airing locally on Friday, Nov. 2, at 10:30 p.m. on WCNY/ channel 24, the program includes a segment on the 40th anniversary of the March on the Pentagon in which Isserman participated.

A.G. Lafley '69, chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble Co. and a charter trustee of Hamilton College, addressed the Hamilton College Wall Street Association on Thursday, Nov. 1. Close to 200 alumni, trustees, parents and friends joined Hamilton President Joan Stewart at the University Club in New York City. This is the fourth Wall Street Association event. Lafley made brief remarks about his career at Procter & Gamble Co. and his experiences at Hamilton, Harvard Business School and in the United States Navy. He went on to field questions from the audience on a wide-range of personal and business experiences.