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The Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center presented a lecture by Richard Wasserstrom on the morality of race-based affirmative action programs on April 23. Wasserstrom, a scholar of applied ethics and the philosophy of law, is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In his lecture, Wasserstrom defended the morality and importance of programs of preferential treatment based on race and then addressed three moral criticisms often made by opponents of these programs.

Sharon Williams, Writing Center director, presented a paper titled "A Longitudinal Study of Student Writing at a Liberal Arts College" at the annual conference of the SUNY Council of Writing, held in Albany on April 20-21.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Armando Bayolo's string octet, Ludi, was presented by the Euclid and Degas Quartets at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. on April 20. The work, which explores human relationships through the metaphor of musical games, received a standing ovation by the capacity crowd. Bayolo also led a panel discussion with members of the Euclid and Degas quartets addressing the work's themes and the process of bringing a new piece of music from commission to concept, grant writing and, finally, performance.

Assistant Professor of Government Sharon Werning Rivera presented a paper titled "Parliament as Teacher in Post-Communist Russia: Can Democracy be Learned?" at the Mid-Atlantic Slavic Conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, held at Barnard College in New York City on March 31.

Hamilton College has announced the names of four individuals who will be awarded honorary degrees at the college's 195th commencement on Sunday, May 20. Included among the recipients are two prominent individuals from the Mohawk Valley, F. Eugene Romano, a 1949 graduate of Hamilton College and local businessman, and Sherwood Boehlert, former U.S. Congressman, 24th District.

One day after the official celebration of Earth Day, Hamilton College unveiled a Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy Conservation) plaque certifying that Skenandoa House has met the conservation qualifications set by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Last year only two buildings in New York met the USGBC requirements for certification. Skenandoa House, an 84-year-old residence hall, is the oldest building in New York to be so designated.

Students in Introduction to Comparative Politics held a public debate for a mock election campaign in the fictitious country of West Europa on April 12. The debate was the capstone of a semester-long project in the course taught by Assistant Professor of Government Sharon Werning Rivera.

Dan Wittenberg ’07 has had one of his solar etchings accepted in an exhibition, the 27th Annual National Print Show. According to Wittenberg, the image, titled “Limbs,” shows a detail of logs in the Root Glen covered in snow that create a barrier for the viewer to attempt to see beyond. The image is a selection from Wittenberg’s senior project. He has been working with a solar etching technique to turn his photographs into graphic images. A solar etching is a type of intaglio print.

Neal B. Keating, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, presented a paper titled “Toward a Genealogy of Iroquois Studies: Healing the Great Divide?” at the Northeast Anthropology Association meetings, at Ithaca College on April 21. The paper examined the discursive divide that has emerged in the field of Iroquois studies, between non-Native scholars of Iroquois life, and Native Iroquois/Haudenosaunee scholars, intellectuals and artists.

Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Monica Inzer has been selected as one of the "10 admissions deans who are shaping their field" by The Chronicle of Higher Education in an article in the April 27 issue. The publication assembled a list of 10 people who they determined are "making a mark on the admissions profession. Each is a thinker, with goals for improving his or her own college as well as the field of admissions in general. Simply put, people like them -- and respect them.