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Dean of Faculty and Professor of English Joseph Urgo presented a paper at the Modern Language Association Convention in Chicago on Dec. 29. He presented a paper titled "Counting to One is Not Not Counting" in the session, Quantifying Higher Education: Making Arguments for the Humanities in Response to the Spellings Commission.

Philip Klinkner, associate dean of students and the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, has been named to Utica Mayor David Roefaro's transition team. Besides Klinkner the team includes Todd Hutton, president of Utica College, Randy VanWagoner, president of Mohawk Valley Community College, and Marilyn Skermont, Utica City Schools Superintendent. Roefaro said "It's these individuals who I will be working with in order to bring real partnerships with both city schools and neighboring colleges. It's this kind of dialogue and interaction that will foster positive economic development." 

Eleven members of Hamilton's Model European Union and Assistant Professor of Government Ted Lehmann will travel to Trier and Saarbruecken, Germany, from January 2-6, to participate in a Model European Union Simulation Conference (EUROSIM). The Model EU is a club that meets throughout the year to discuss European politics and prepare for conferences. This is Hamilton's 15th straight year as a participant in the conference. The students participating are Tamim Akiki '08, Elena Filekova '08, Stephen Sallan '08, Murtaza Jafri '08, Mariam Ballout '10, Matt D'Amico '08, Henok Alemayo '10, Reisa Asimovic '11, Robert Eisenhart '11, Zeynep Harezi '10 and Kasey Hildonen '10.

Russell Marcus, the Chauncey Truax Postdoctoral Fellow of Philosophy, presented a paper on the main program at the Eastern Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association in Baltimore on December 29. The paper, titled "Intrinsic Explanation and Field's Dispensabilist Strategy," argues that our best theories seek to unify mathematics with science, particularly physical science, rather than to isolate, and in principle eliminate, mathematics from scientific theory.

Local media coverage is as important to Hamilton as is national attention. Hamilton students and faculty contribute their time and expertise to the local community in many ways. College-sponsored programs also make news in Central New York. Alerting the community to Hamilton's many public lectures and events contributes to stronger community ties. Here are some of those stories from 2007.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Alan Kim has published an article titled "Recollecting the Soul: Paul Natorp's Construction of a Platonic 'Psychology'" in the Dec. 2008 issue of the Internationale Zeitschrift für Philosophie. Natorp was a philosopher of the Marburg School of Neo-Kantianism that dominated the German philosophical scene at the turn of the last century, but which has only recently enjoyed a revival of interest.

News organizations speak with Hamilton faculty members about important national and world events. Faculty members also write opinion pieces, letters and comments that either the media relations office or the faculty member places in national newspapers and publication. Here are some of our favorites.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Haeng-ja Chung presented a paper, "Erotic Capital of Korean Nightclub Hostesses in Japan: Performative, Emotional, & Affective Labor," at the Symposium: Imperial Japan and Colonial Sensibility: Affect, Object, Embodiment at UCLA on Dec. 7.

Hamilton's Media Relations Office helps make national media outlets aware of significant news about the College. Some of our favorite stories from 2007 appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times,  The Washington Post, Trusteeship Magazine, InsideHigherEd.com and USA Today among others.

Hong Gang Jin, the William R. Kenan Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures and director of the Associated Colleges in China Program (ACC), recently received a grant of more than $300,000 from the Henry Luce Foundation for the establishment of an ACC Post Study Abroad Field Experience in Rural China. The program will enable 12 students who have already completed a term or more of study in China to participate in a language-intensive and experience-based language and cultural internship in rural China for eight weeks during the summer.