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The spring semester at Hamilton doesn’t begin until January 19 but you might want to mark your calendars for the following upcoming events. A number of world-renowned authors, artists and activists will be heating up discussions on the Hill this spring.

Hamilton College placed seventh nationally among high-ranking liberal arts colleges in the percentage of its students who receive Pell Grants, according to a recently released analysis of U.S. Department of Education data.

Hamilton College President Joan Hinde Stewart, in consultation with Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty David Paris, announced the following appointments to endowed chairs. Stephen Harper Kirner Professor of Geology Barbara Tewksbury will become the William R. Kenan Chair of Geology; Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Vivyan Adair will become the inaugural holder of the Elihu Root Peace Fund Chair; and Professor Stuart Hirshfield is now the Stephen Harper Kirner Chair of Computer Science.  

The Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture announced events for the spring 2004 semester around its theme "Technology, Science and Democracy: What's at Stake." All are free and open to the public.

Mark Cryer, assistant professor of theatre, was the January, 2004, featured artist for Onondaga County's (Syracuse, NY) Cultural Resources Council (CRC). CRC is Syracuse's only not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving and uniting all segments of the cultural community.  Cryer will be performing his play, "99," at Colgate University on February 21 at 8 p.m. in the Brehmer Theatre in the Dana Arts Center. He also has performances booked at Alfred University, Union College, Syracuse University and LSU.

Mary Bonauto '83, has been named "Lawyer of the Year" for the second time by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Bonauto is civil rights project director for the Boston-based Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD). She was the lead counsel in the landmark November 18 Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision that ruled to allow gay marriages.

Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was interviewed for the Christian Science Monitor article, "A bill to Protect Campus Conservatives?" The "academic bill of rights" was proposed to address perceived liberal bias in academia. Klinkner said, "All the evidence is anecdotal. ...But on the other hand, there's a lot of it, and therefore should be a cause of concern."

Forty years ago on January 8, 1964, when President Lyndon Johnson declared his historic "war on poverty" nearly 50 million American were living in poverty. In his first State of the Union Address Johnson declared that his administration, "today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America."  He created a new Office of Economic Opportunity to coordinate social programs for the poor but when he left office in 1969 the war on poverty was far from won.

Since this is the first year that Hamilton's application deadline was moved to January 1, there has been some confusion. Some national publications still list the old January 15 date. Due to this, we will accept all applications submitted prior to the January 15 deadline. Our application is the Common Application. Applications can be submitted online or in the mail. Good luck!

Hamilton College played host to a gala concert celebrating Clinton Central High School’s new auditorium on January 3 in Wellin Hall. AMong performers were Clinton High School alumni, as well as members of the Hamilton College community and alumni.The concert featured songs by Ben Moore ’82, a composer whose songs have been performed nationally in concerts at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and Chicago’s Orchestra Hall; and performances by Helen Moore ’80, Anne Mason ’82, Amedee Daryl Williams, (son of Jay ’54), Hermine Williams, (wife of Jay '54) and Jermaine Hill who came to Clinton through the A Better Chance (ABC) program.