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Hamilton welcomed Harold Ford, Jr., as part of its Voices of Color Lecture Series on April 21. Ford is a former U.S. Representative and is currently the chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council and an NBC News analyst. His talk focused on the challenges facing the United States political system and ways in which they can be overcome.

Erica Kowsz ’11 has been awarded a national Beinecke Scholarship. The Beinecke Scholarship Program was established in 1971 by the board of directors of The Sperry and Hutchinson Company to honor Edwin, Frederick and Walter Beinecke. Each Beinecke scholar receives $4,000 immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. In the 2010 competition 83 students were nominated and 20 awards were given.

Hamilton alumnus Thomas Genton ‘80, counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Madrid, Spain, hosted a reception for Hamilton College Academic Year in Spain (HCAYS) students and staff at his official residence in Madrid on April 20. Genton, as well as colleagues and interns, addressed students about their work in the embassy.

Baratunde Thurston, equal parts comedian and political commentator, filled the Kirner-Johnson Red Pit with his lecture on progressive activism in new media. Thurston’s lecture, organized by the College Democrats and sponsored by Student Assembly and the Office of the President, was as interactive as it was informative, with Thurston joking with audience members and employing the sense of humor that has gained him acclaim.

Emily Johnston, a candidate for May graduation from Hamilton, has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to Germany.

By the end of this approaching summer, campus construction, renovation and replacement projects completed by Hamilton’s Physical Plant will create energy savings equal to more than 1,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide.

Laura Brueck, assistant professor of Hindi Literature and South Asian Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will present a lecture titled “Hindi Dalit Literature: Language and Political Consciousness” on Thursday, April 22, at 10:30 a.m., in Kirner-Johnson room 101. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Associate Professor of English and Associate Dean of Faculty for Diversity Initiatives Steve Yao presented a paper at the American Comparative Literature Association held in New Orleans from April 1-4.

Hamilton students will have a taste of green eating this week as Bon Appétit Management Company celebrates Earth Day on April 22 by holding the third annual Low Carbon Diet Day. The first restaurant company to recognize the connection between food production and climate change, Bon Appétit will make significant menu changes on Thursday to try to teach the Hamilton community the ins and outs of sustainable eating.

Chandra Talpade Mohanty, a prominent postcolonial and transnational feminist theorist, will present a lecture on Thursday, April 22, at 4:10 p.m. in the Red Pit. The lecture is sponsored by the Cultural Education Center and is free and open to the public.