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featured in a United Press International article about anti-muslim sentiment seen on some college campuses. The article states, "A 2002 Hamilton College and Zogby International survey found that almost 75 percent of Muslim Americans either faced physical or verbal attacks since Sept. 11 or know someone who has."

Hamilton College's highest awards for teaching were presented on May 9to three faculty members during the College’s annual Class & Charter Day celebration, an annual convocation recognizing student and faculty excellence during the preceding academic year. Professor of Anthropology Douglas Raybeck was awarded “The Samuel and Helen Lang Prize for Excellence in Teaching”; Associate Professor of French Martine Guyot-Bender received "The Class of 1963 Excellence in Teaching Award;" and Assistant Professor of History Kevin Grant was named the recipient of “The John R. Hatch Class of 1925 Excellence in Teaching Award.”

Late night NBC talk show host Conan O'Brien has invited Hamilton alumnus John Freyer '95 to be a guest on his show on Thursday, May 8. Freyer is author of "All My Life for Sale," a book that describes how he sold all his possessions on Ebay. The show airs after the Tonight Show on NBC. Freyer said he and O'Brien will be talking about the AMLFS book and the "Second-Hand Stories" project that he has been working on with Christopher Wilcha. "Second-Hand Stories" just received a green light for a pilot episode on PBS, and will appear as a book in the fall of 2004. Freyer lectured at Hamilton in February.

Associated Colleges in China (ACC) has cancelled its summer 2003 program in Beijing in response to the SARS outbreak in the country. The decision affects 54 students from colleges and universities across the U.S., including Smith, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Brown, Yale, Williams, Harvard, Carleton, Penn and Hamilton, among others. The summer term was to begin in mid-June and conclude eight weeks later. Courses are offered for Chinese language students in intermediate and advanced levels.

Hamilton's Class & Charter Day ceremony will take place on Friday, May 9, at 1 p.m. in Wellin Hall. Class & Charter Day is an annual convocation recognizing student and faculty excellence during the preceding academic year. Hamilton President Eugene M. Tobin will deliver the address, "A Wonderful Life: Helping Hamilton Change." President and Mrs. Tobin will also be honored during the ceremony.

Before the first new graduate strolls across the stage to receive that long-anticipated Hamilton diploma, months of preparation goes into making Commencement a ceremony worth remembering.

Professor of Government Cheng Li was interviewed for the BBC show "The World Today" discussing the SARS crisis and the challenges this raises for the Chinese government. Listen with Real Player on BBC.

Please join members of the Hamilton family for what we know will be a wonderful Alumni College on August 4-8 on Monhegan Island, Maine. As you may know, the Emerson Gallery will host a summer exhibition featuring the work of 100 artists titled Monhegan Island Artists: A 150-Year Tradition. The Monhegan Alumni College will include ample opportunities for intellectual stimulation, engaging discussion, intimate access to artists and their work, discoveries while on private tours at the Farnsworth and Monhegan Museums, relaxation, and gourmet and casual summer dining - all in a superb locale. As important, there will be time for enhancing existing friendships and forming new ones.

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Witness the accomplishments of Project Icarus,a long-term station on the moon from 2075 ... A Sophomore Seminar Presentation by the students of 250-01, on Tuesday, May 6 at 4:30 p.m., Red Pit. Images, presentations, outfits and photos.