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Government department lecturer David Rivera presented a paper titled "Presidential Leadership and Democracy in Eurasia: Did Clinton Lose Russia?" at the 29th Mid-Atlantic Slavic Conference. held at Fordham University in New York City on Saturday, April 1.

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was a featured speaker at a lunch briefing on Chinese President Hu Jintao’s upcoming visit to the United States. The briefing, sponsored by the National Bureau of Asian Research and The U.S. - China Working Group on April 4 also included remarks from David M. Lampton, director of the China Studies Program at Johns Hopkins SAIS, and Nicholas Lardy, senior fellow at the Institute for International Economics.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was quoted in a New York Times article titled “A House Seat Won by Republicans Since 1950 Is Now in Play” (April 2, 2006). Commenting on the race to succeed retiring incumbent Sherwood Boehlert, Klinkner remarked about the district, stating that, “It’s not a heavily partisan district one way or another.” He continued, “Boehlert is a Republican, but a very moderate one… This is certainly a district that may be willing to vote for a Democrat, under the right circumstances.”

The Hamilton College Alumni Association today announced the results of its Alumni Trustee election. Ann B. Hutchins '79, Harold W. Bogle '75 and Alexander C. Sacerdote '94 received the greatest number of votes, as certified by Elections USA, an independent firm contracted to manage the election, and will join the College's Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2006. Each year three Alumni Trustees are elected to serve four-year terms on the Board.  A total of 3,345 ballots (19% of alumni) were cast by the March 30, 2006 deadline with the results as follows: Ann B. Hutchins '79                          2,155 votes Harold W. Bogle '75                         2,067 votes Alexander C. Sacerdote '94              1,898 votes Ben S. Wu '73                                 1,777 votes Peter D. Brown '73                           1,564 votes The Alumni Association congratulates the new Trustees and thanks all of the candidates for their interest in serving Hamilton.  

Hamilton College will host "Picture This: A Symposium on Political Cartooning and Illustrating" on Saturday, April 8, 2006, from 12:30 to 5 p.m.  It will feature Philadelphia Inquirer editorial cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Auth, United Feature Syndicate cartoonist Rob Rogers and freelance illustrator Steve Brodner whose work is seen regularly in a spectrum of publications from Sports Illustrated to Business Week.  All three artists will speak about their work and careers. Auth's talk is titled " "Sacred Cows Make the Best Hamburger," Brodner's is "The Satiric Vision" and Rogers' is "I Cross the Line."

As part of "Hamilton Today: Focus on the Arts," the Art Department is pleased to present "Out of the Classroom '06." This exhibition features student art work from classes such as drawing, design, painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture and video. The department will host a reception on Friday, April 7, from 3-5 p.m. in the List Art Space located on the second floor. Refreshments provided by Opus Cafe.

Ann Horwitz, a candidate for graduation from Hamilton College in May, has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship. She will teach English as a foreign language in Indonesia.

Mark Bailey, associate professor of computer science, took his Computer Science 307 Special Topics: Robotics class to visit JH Robotics, a specialty automation company in Binghamton, NY, on Wed., March 29. JH Robotics builds automation systems and robotic cells for industrial assembly lines at companies like GM and Timken, a maker of wheel bearings.

The Office of the Dean of the Faculty and the Academic Career Network (ACN) hosted a Publishing Day in Bristol Center on Saturday, April 1. The event included a morning panel presentation with participants from three major university presses (Cornell, Syracuse, and Yale) and the Susan Rabiner Literary Agency.

Carl Rubino, the Edward North Professor of Classics, gave a faculty seminar, sponsored by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, at the College of New Rochelle on March 30. His talk was titled "Human Choices in an Uncertain Universe: Reflections on Science, Ethics, and the Humanities."