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A paper co-authored by Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Douglas Edwards was published in The Journal of Philosophy. “From Truth Pluralism to Ontological Pluralism and Back” was written with A.J. Cotnoir of the University of St. Andrews and focused on connections between ontological pluralism and truth pluralism.

Ann Owen, the Henry Platt Bristol Professor of Economics, directed a national mentoring workshop for female economists last month in New Orleans. The workshop, sponsored by the American Economic Association, was designed for female economists working toward tenure at institutions that do not offer a Ph.D. in economics.

Although Kwanzaa is still a few weeks away, Hamilton’s Black and Latino Student Union (BLSU) invited 50 guests, including students and faculty, to celebrate the spirit of Kwanzaa and each other as the academic semester comes to a close. The celebration honors African heritage in African-American culture, and is observed from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a feast and gift-giving.

The Hamilton College Department of Music presents the Hamilton Jazz Ensemble’s winter concert, “Big Band Bop!” on Monday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m., in Café Opus, McEwen Hall.

The fall 2015 F.I.L.M. (Forum on Image and Language in Motion) series concludes on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m., when filmmaker Bill Morrison presents The Great Flood (2013). The screening takes place in the Kirner-Johnson Building’s Bradford Auditorium and is free and open to the public.

The Hamilton College Departments of Art, Music, and Literature and Creative Writing will present a chamber salon featuring student artwork, chamber music, poetry readings and light refreshments in the Linda Johnson Gallery of the Kennedy Center for Theatre and Studio Arts  on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 1:30 p.m.

The Hamilton College Orchestra will present its fall concert on Friday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m., in Wellin Hall. Admission is free and no tickets are required. The orchestra, conducted by Heather Buchman, will perform Mozart Symphony No. 36, Linz; Excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker and Dvorak Czech Suite.

The Hamilton College Choir, directed by Professor G. Roberts Kolb, will lead a Candlelight Christmas Vesper Service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 4 p.m., in the Chapel. The service is free and open to the public.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Anne Feltovich examined the treatment of friendship between women in male-authored classical literature in an article titled “In Defense of Myrrhina: Friendship Between Women in Plautus’ Casina,” published in the fall issue of the journal Helios.

The annual Men's Hockey Date auction on Dec. 2, sponsored by Student Assembly’s Social Traditions committee, was a huge success, raising $708 for the Kelberman Center.  The Center, founded by cardiologist Dr. Michael Kelberman ’80, is a regional center for excellence for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  The organization provides services to more than 1000 children and adults throughout Central New York and employs more than 175 full and part-time staff.