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Judith Owens-Manley, Ph.D., associate director of community research for the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center at Hamilton College, has been selected as one of eight "Outstanding Women" by the YWCA of the Mohawk Valley.  Owens-Manley will be recognized with the other honorees during the YWCA's "Salute to Outstanding Women" luncheon on Thursday, April 8, at the Harts Hill Inn.  The YWCA chose Owens-Manley for her work in the area of "human services." 

Professor of Africana Studies Tracy Sharpley-Whiting was interviewed for an Essence magazine (April 2004) article, "Wardrobe Wars," that discusses why mothers and daughters battle over clothing. The article notes that while young teens want to dress like their peers, many parents feel revealing clothes send the wrong message.  "People assume that if you dress in a certain way, you're looking for action," says Sharpley-Whiting,  who is writing a book on feminism, hip-hop and young Black women. 

Monk Rowe, the Joe Williams Director of the Jazz Archive, was consulted for a new book, Al Capone: A Biography (Greenwood Press). Rowe provided information about bassist Milt Hinton H'91 and his association with Al Capone. The author is Luciano Iorizzo, a retired SUNY Oswego professor.    

Professor of English Gillian Gane presented a paper at the 13th Annual British Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies Conference, sponsored by Georgia Southern University, in Savannah at the end of February. Her work was titled "Naming and Knowing: Jamaica Kincaid's Refusal to Name in Lucy."

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times article, "Chinese Premier Talks of 'Bonds' to Woo Taiwan."  Li said, "Four years ago, Premier Zhu Rongji pointed his finger at Taiwan and said China would launch war if it declares independence. The result was counterproductive. More people voted for Chen Shui-bian," said Li, referring to Taiwan's president, who is up for reelection Saturday. "Wen Jiabao did not emphasize war but rather maintaining peace and the status quo.  He used his words very carefully."

Assistant Professor of Government Verena Blechinger-Talcott gave two recent lectures. On February 25, she lectured at Cornell University as a guest speaker in the Cornell East Asia Program. Her talk was titled: "Pay to Play: Changing Institutions and Incentives for Corruption in Japanese Politics." On March 5, she presented "How Corruption Persists: Institutions, Actors, and Incentives. The Case of Political Finance" on the panel "Institutions and Incentives in Contemporary Japanese Politics" at the annual meeting of the Association of Asian Studies in San Diego. On March 5, she presented a paper, "How Corruption Persists: Institutions, Actors, and Incentives. The Case of Political Finance," on the panel "Institutions and Incentives in Contemporary Japanese Politics" at the annual meeting of the Association of Asian Studies in San Diego.

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was interviewed on the BBC "News Hour," Sunday, March 14.  Li discussed the implications of the Chinese Constitutional Amendment on property rights.

Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times article, "Populism Percolates in China."  After a year in office President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao appear to have consolidated their power and enhanced their images as populist leaders.  Li said, "This is a sign that the Chinese government is becoming more sophisticated, representing different constituencies and different social groups. Their policies are not just lip service. They are quite real. They know their legitimacy and legacy will depend on balanced development."

Russell Simmons, political activist, founder and CEO of Def Jam records and of Phat Farm clothing, recently lectured at Hamilton College, delivering the third annual C. Christine Johnson Voices of Color Lecture to a large crowd in Wellin Hall. Although Simmons was scheduled to lecture titled "Hip-Hop's Influence on Politics, Economics and Popular Culture," he opted to make his time at Hamilton more of an open conversation or dialogue where students, faculty, and community members were able to discuss hip-hop, society, politics, entrepreneurship, and the media.

Associate Professor of English Edward Wheatley has been awarded an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship for 2004-05 to work on his book, Stumbling Blocks Before the Blind: Medieval Constructions of a Disability. From a pool of 1,058 applicants, 77 received fellowships.