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Marca Bristo, an internationally acclaimed leader in the disability rights movement, will give a lecture titled "Disability Policy in the Post-ADA Era" on Monday, Nov. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. It is free and open to the public.

Gary E. Knell, president and CEO of the Sesame Workshop, will give a lecture titled "Muppet Diplomacy: How Sesame Street is Working to Change our World" on Monday, Nov. 12, at 4:15 p.m. in the Chapel. The Sesame Workshop is a non-profit educational organization that strives to create innovative, engaging content that maximizes the educational power of all media to help children reach their highest potential.  Knell will explain how the Sesame Workshop achieves these goals and helps to promote child development. The lecture is free and open to the public and is hosted by the Psychology Department and Dean of Faculty.

Catherine Gunther Kodat, associate professor of English & American Studies, has published an essay in the winter 2007 issue of American Literary History (ALH), a quarterly journal of U.S. literary and cultural studies published by Oxford University Press. "Making Camp: Go Down, Moses," offers a reading of William Faulkner's 1942 novel that questions commonplace assumptions about the intersections of race and sexuality in the author's work, an area of research that has seen a great deal of activity in the past 20 years.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Chaise LaDousa published two articles recently. "Liberalisation, Privatisation, Modernisation, and Schooling in India: An Interview with Krishna Kumar" appeared in Globalisation, Societies, and Education (vol. 5, no. 2: pp. 137-52). It offers a contextualizing essay and interview with Delhi University Professor Krishna Kumar, director of the National Council for Educational Research and Training, India's highest post in primary and secondary education.

Professor Eric Lane from the Hofstra University School of Law spoke to Hamilton students and faculty about the role of the United States Constitution on Thursday, Nov. 8. Lane pointed to the problems created in the current political climate by a lack of respect for a "Constitutional conscience," and suggested a set of lessons from the Constitution that can inform modern U.S. discourse.

A fourth edition of The Individual and the Political Order (Rowman & Littlefield), co-authored by Robert Simon, was published in October. Simon, the Marjorie and Robert McEwen Professor of Philosophy, wrote the book with Norman Bowie, the Elmer L Andersen Chair in Corporate Responsibility at the University of Minnesota.

Author Janette Turner Hospital will lead a reading and discussion of her latest book, Orpheus Lost, on Friday, Nov. 9, at 2:30 p.m. in the Spencer House Great Room. Turner Hospital is the Carolina Distinguished Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. This event is sponsored by the English Department and Office of the President and is free and open to the public. Those wanting to attend are encouraged to read Orpheus Lost beforehand so they can join in the discussion.

Professor of Physics emeritus Philip Pearle was invited to attend two workshops this summer. He presented "Weak Values and Weak Measurements: A New Approach to Reality in Quantum Theory" at the University of Arizona's "Beyond: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science" conference in June. He also attended the inaugural conference of the Foundational Questions Institute in Iceland in July, where he was made a member.

WKTV's "Star Chef" cooking competition, hosted by local TV/radio personality Bill Keeler, will feature a celebrity cook-off between Hamilton College men's hockey head coach Phil Grady and Utica College head coach Gary Heenan '97 on Sunday, Nov. 11, at 11:30 a.m. WKTV airs on channel 2 in the Clinton/Utica area.

Members of the Hamilton College Democrats and Republicans participated in a lively debate on Election Day, Nov. 6, in the Chapel. Allison Gaston-Enholm '09 served as moderator. Republican debaters were Elizabeth Farrington '10, John Molfetas '09, Colin Forwood '09 and Tim Minella '09. The Democrats were represented by Will Leubsdorf '10, Rachel Horowitz '09 and Kye Lippold '10. Debate topics included Iraq, health care reform, immigration, gay marriage and global warming. Both sides were given two minutes to state their opinion, then five to seven minutes of debate followed on each topic.