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As part of Reunion events, Assistant Director of the Hamilton Physical Plant Terry Hawkridge guided a "slightly damp" group of alumni through the Root Glen. The alumni were treated to a both humorous and enlightening walk through the Glen and the Grant Garden on a rainy Thursday afternoon.

Director of Hamilton's Jazz Archives Monk Rowe worked with 5th and 6th grade students of the Vernon-Verona Sherrill School District. He introduced the young instrumentalists to the blues form and the art of improvising. He worked closely with instrumental music teacher Bill McCoy and vocal teacher Mary Nasci. Nasci was a student of Rowe's when he taught at V.V.S. in the late '70s. Rowe is also a lecturer in saxophone at Hamilton.

Hamilton College has been recognized by the New Media Consortium (NMC) for its innovative use of technology in support of learning in a liberal arts setting. The NMC recognized Hamilton’s Multimedia Presentation Center (MPC) for its demonstrated commitment to pushing the boundaries of teaching, learning, research or creative expression, and adept in the application of technology.

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Marianne Janack is co-author of a paper published in 2001, "Fashion Emergency: Feminist Philosophy Accused of Trendiness." It appeared in Philosophy Now, a non-technical journal of philosophy published in the UK. Her co-author is Michelle La Rocque.

Theorist Gayatri Spivak asks: “Can the sub-altern ever speak for themselves in an authentic voice that has not been co-opted?” There appears to be a theory answering to this haunting social question, and Emerson scholar Alexis Mann, ’05, believes wholeheartedly that providing all citizens with the opportunity to obtain secondary education will give the disadvantaged a voice.

Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance Craig Latrell chaired a panel, "Performing the State: Images of State Power and National Identity in Southeast Asia, Japan and the Pacific," at the Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference. For that panel, he presented a paper on Singapore's new performing arts center as an image of the state. Latrell continues to serve as AAP Focus Group Representative for the Assocation for Theatre in Higher Education.

Professor of Sociology Dennis Gilbert has published a new edition of The American Class Structure. Gilbert also published "Emiliano Zapata: Textbook Hero" in Mexican Studies Vol 19 (2003), and co-authored the article "High School Students' Attitudes About Firearms Policies" with Katherine Vittes and Susan Sorenson in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Regina Johnson, guest writer for Around the Hill shares her insider's perspective on the Hamilton Golf League. She says, "Some play to improve their game, some for competition, but the resounding response as to why we play…because it's fun!"

Associate Professor of Art Steve Goldberg was a consultant for Lost Treasures of Tibet on NOVA- science programming on air and online. The program explores the village of Lo Monthang, where the way of life has remained the same for the past 500 years and discusses Mustang's importance as a last stronghold of Tibetan culture, which was mostly destroyed when China invaded Tibet in the 1950s. NOVA travels to the Mustang region in Nepal where a small group of Westerners are working with local townspeople to preserve murals on monastery walls. One of the focuses of the show is the preservation of paintings on the walls of a monastery in Lo Monthang and explores the dynamics between Western preservationists and the citizens of Lo Monthang. The importance of Buddhism in Tibetan culture and the key role the monasteries play in town politics and education are also examined. A comparison is made of the Renaissance periods that took place simultaneously, yet independently of one another, in Europe and Tibet. The original broadcast of the show was February 18, 2003.

Emerson Grant recipient Katie Sarris, ’04, like many, is not happy with the current economy and the impending global recession; however, instead of simply going out and spending money in order to stimulate the economy, Sarris has a slightly different strategy. She hopes to devise policies and programs to increase the success rate of new businesses, thus stimulating the sluggish economy through her Emerson project titled “Entrepreneurs.”