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A record number of 40 Levitt Scholars from all disciplines at Hamilton College were recognized at a May luncheon. Sponsored by the Levitt Public Affairs Center, these Scholars made 54 visits to high schools and spoke to a total of 81 classes. Topics ranged from a discussion of Jane Austen to an explanation of brain research.

Hamilton College's 190th commencement will be held on Sunday, May 26, at 10:30 a.m. on the Main Quad (in the event of inclement weather it will be held in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House). Approximately 416 Hamilton students will receive bachelor's degrees during the ceremony. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman, former governor of New Jersey, will deliver the Commencement address.

The Hamilton College community gathered on May 20 to recognize staff and maintenance & operations colleagues for significant service anniversaries in 2002. President Eugene M. Tobin thanked the long-time employees for providing support in caring for students and maintaining the campus.

Carl Rubino, the Edward North Professor of Classics at Hamilton, was interviewed by The Record for an article about the origins of Star Wars heroes and villains. "You see Star Wars and you read Virgil, and you see the similarities right away," says Rubino, who uses Star Wars in his classes.

Assistant Professor of English Dana Luciano's article "Invalid Relations: Queer Kinship in Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady was published in Henry James Review 23.2 (Spring 2002). Luciano also gave a paper, "Benito Cereno as Counter-Monumental Narrative," at the Society for the Study of Narrative Literature's conference in April.

Professor of Spanish Santiago Tejerina-Canal delivered a paper, "La super/ficción the G.T.B. (y La saga/fuga de J.B.)" at the 55th annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, at the University of Kentucky in April. He also chaired a session on "Memory, Nostalgia and Dialogism."

More than 130 Hamilton students received awards at Class and Charter Day on May 10, an annual convocation recognizing student and faculty excellence during the preceding academic year. Click on the link to see the complete list.

Hamilton College President Eugene M. Tobin wrote an op-ed titled "Mix of ideas is another aspect of diversity on college campuses," that appeared in the May 13 edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Tobin argued that "purely representational diversity can never be the only means for achieving the plurality of ideas necessary for a meaningful college education and for a fulfilling life."

Marge Dandridge, secretary to the Dean of Students and a Hamilton employee for 28 years, was honored during Class & Charter Day ceremonies on May 10. In his remarks, President Eugene Tobin recognized Dandridge, noting "Marge has served this College for almost three decades with uncompromising graciousness, competence, and limitless patience. Somehow, we will manage to continue Class and Charter Day next year, but it will not be easy - and it will never quite be the same."

Associate Professor of Art Steve Goldberg presented a paper, "The Primacy of Gesture: Phenomenology and the Art of Chinese Calligraphy," at the International Society for Phenomenology, Aesthetics and the Fine Arts, World Phenomenology Institute at Harvard Divinity School on May 11.