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Pat Dunn ’12, a candidate for May graduation, has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Malaysia. He is an environmental studies and creative writing major at Hamilton.  

Peter Demerath, a University of Minnesota professor of organizational leadership, policy and development, will present a lecture on Thursday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m., in the Taylor Science Center, Kennedy Auditorium (G027). His lecture titled “Neoliberalism’s Hidden Curriculum for Personal Advancement: Equity Implications,” is part of the Levitt Center’s Inequality and Equity series. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Six students in Thomas Wilson’s seminar, Asian Temples in a Virtual World, travelled to Washington, D.C., from March 8-12 to visit museums in conjunction with their research projects. The trip featured a private viewing of 16 artifacts in the Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler collections.

The second Hamilton College Wellness Fair or “Hamil-Health” will take place on Wednesday, April 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Tolles Pavilion.  Comprised of more than 50 vendors and representatives from healthcare, fitness and nutrition organizations, this free, interactive and educational event will provide many opportunities to learn new strategies to enjoy a healthier, happier life.

Laura Gilson ’12, a candidate for May graduation, has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Indonesia.  A Dean’s List student, she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in February.  Gilson is an English literature major and art history minor at Hamilton.

Mary Sisler, visiting assistant professor of Italian, presented a paper titled “Freedom and Imitation in Poggio Bracciolini’s Facetiae,” at the Renaissance Society of America Conference in Washington, D.C., on March 24. 

Lisa Heldke, professor of philosophy and Sponberg Chair in Ethics at Gustavus Adolphus College, will present a lecture at Hamilton College on Monday, April 2, at 4:10 p.m., in the Days-Massolo Center. The lecture, “Old McDonald Had a Wife: The Centrality of Marriage and Family in Wendell Berry’s Agrarian Vision,” is co-sponsored by the Diversity and Social Justice Project and the Dean of Faculty, and is free and open to the public.

In an effort to raise awareness of racial profiling and bring attention to the Trayvon Martin case, the Black Latino Student Union (BLSU) sponsored an “I am Not Suspicious” walk across campus on March 30. Martin was the Florida teen who was shot and killed on Feb. 26 by George Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, who perceived Martin as a threat.  Members of the Hamilton community were urged to wear hoodies and join in the march from the Taylor Science Center to the Kirner-Johnson Building.

Nicholas Green, a candidate for May graduation, has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Nepal.  A Dean’s List student, he is a philosophy major and geosciences minor at Hamilton.

Professor of English Steven Yao has been named an American Council on Education (ACE)  Fellow for 2012-13. The announcement was made by Molly Corbett Broad, president of ACE.