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Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Vivyan Adair and her writing partner, Sandy Dahlberg, are among the presenters at the Sixth Biennial Conference, Intersections with Race, Gender, and Sexuality, May 14-17, in Youngstown, Ohio. The conference features 150 conference proposals representing different academic disciplines, communities and approaches to working-class studies.

As part of the Wilson Center Asia Program titled "The Chinese Communist Party: the end of the line," Professor of Government Cheng Li gave a briefing on Capitol Hill for congressional staffers and members of congress. Li's talk, "The Chinese Communist Party: The beginning of the new deal," addressed Hu Jintao's economic/social program and also a new norm of sharing power in elite politics.

The Board of Trustees at Hamilton College has named Joan Hinde Stewart its 19th president. Stewart is currently dean of the College of Liberal Arts and professor of French at the University of South Carolina (USC). She will become the first female president in the 191-year history of the formerly all-male college when she assumes office on July 1. The first in her family to earn a college degree, the Brooklyn native will also join the college’s faculty as professor of French.

Joan Hinde Stewart, the 19th President of Hamilton College, was welcomed by the Hamilton community in a gathering at the College's Chapel on May 13. After meeting with various groups on campus, Dr. Stewart greeted the local media in a press conference announcing her appointment to the public. After a brief statement in which she shared her enthusiasm for her upcoming position and excitement at joining the Hamilton community, Dr. Stewart fielded questions.

An Associated Press article reports that Joan Hinde Stewart has been named the 19th president. Stewart is the first woman president in Hamilton's 191-year history. "Hamilton attracted me because of its intellectual heritage, especially its historical emphasis on teaching students to communicate ideas clearly and persuasively," said Stewart.

Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Vivyan Adair was keynote speaker and workshop presenter at the annual conference of the New York State Association of Incarcerated Education Programs, Inc., held in Albany, May 7-9. Adair is director of the ACCESS Project at Hamilton College, an educational program that assists low-income Central New York parents in obtaining higher education.

Beth Robitaille, a 1985 graduate of Hamilton College and an Alumni Trustee, has been promoted to associate publisher at Coastal Living magazine, a division of Southern Progress Corporation. Robitaille began her career at Southern Progress in 1989 as a New York sales representative for Southpoint magazine. In 1990 she moved to Southern Living magazine where she became advertising manager for the Dallas office in 1992 and subsequently, the Chicago office in 1994. In 1996 Robitaille joined the Coastal Living magazine launch team as the Midwest regional manager before being promoted to national sales manager. In her new position Robitaille will direct Coastal Living sales and marketing personnel nationwide and oversee the management of all advertising budgets and goals. She earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Hamilton.

Michael Keller, a 1967 graduate of Hamilton College and an alumni trustee of the college, was featured in a New York Times article (May 12, 2003) about digitizing books at Stanford, where he is head librarian.

Stuart Scott '61, chairman of the Board of Trustees, will introduce Hamilton's 19th president to the campus community today, May 13, at 9 a.m. Eastern time in the Chapel. The event can be viewed on the Web by visiting Hamilton's 19th President page and following the appropriate link. A news release, photographs and biographical information about the new president will be posted on the Hamilton Web site following the announcement.

Richard Bernstein '80 was featured in a Q&A in the "Street Smarts" section of Newsday. Bernstein is Merrill Lynch's chief U.S. strategist and chief quantitative strategist in the global securities research and economics group. In the Q&A Bernstein said, "I believe that the Fed is going down the wrong path. The problem in this economy is not that demand is weak necessarily; it's that there's an oversupply." Bernstein is the author of Style Investing--Unique Insight Into Equity Management, and Navigate the Noise: Investing in the New Age of Media and Hype.