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Director of the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center and Associate Professor of Economics Paul Hagstrom is leading a group of students in an independent study on immigration. The students have been researching immigration issues and creating a survey to measure current attitudes and stereotypes across the nation. The polling will be done by Zogby International once the students have finished running their own pilot tests. Seniors Paul P. Jones, Amanda Chase, Keith Foster, Lauren Goldblatt, Aaron Migdol, Katie McKeon and Jimmy Li; junior Brian Alward, and sophomore Erin Smith made the pilot calls. Hagstrom conducts research on the economic impact of immigrant populations.

Assistant Professor of English Gillian Gane has published an article titled "Unspeakable Injuries in Disgrace and David's Story" in a special double issue, "South Africa: Post-Apartheid," of Kunapipi: Journal of Post-Colonial Writing (Vol. XXIV, Nos. 1 & 2 [2002]: 101-13).

A panel discussion, "Challenges and Rewards of Resettlement," will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. in the KJ Red Pit. The panel is sponsored by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center as part of the speaker series on "Immigration and Global Citizenship." Panelists include: Alan Cafruny, professor of government and president of the board of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees (MVRCR) ; Peter D. Vogelaar, executive director, Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees (MVRCR); Alma Adilagic Lukovac, Citizenship Services, MVRCR; and Isaac Padiet, Employment Services, MVRCR.

Greg Doyle '82 has been recognized by Business Insurance magazine as one of the industry's 35 Rising Stars. Honorees were selected by the editors of Business Insurance in recognition of their achievements in the commercial insurance industry at a relatively young age. Doyle is executive vice president at Guy Carpenter in New York City.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Karen Brewer was the invited speaker in the Chemistry Department Seminar Series at Texas Christian University and at Southern Methodist University. Her talk was titled "Rare Earth-Doped Sol-Gel Glasses: Synthesis, Processing and Spectroscopy" and she discussed the most recent results of her collaborative work with Ann Silversmith, professor of physics, and Dan Boye, professor of physics, Davidson, and several Hamilton students.

An image by Lecturer in Art Sylvia deSwaan, originally used as a poster for a Paul McCartney album,(Venus & Mars, 1975) has been reprinted in the CD and recently in a book "Wingspan" published by Bullfinch Press.

This article, which quotes Cheng Li, China expert and professor of government, focused on the Communist Party meeting, discussed a likely leadership change, as well as a set of modernised ideas that could profoundly alter the party's nature and mission.

Philip Klinkner, James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government was interviewed about Senator Clinton's role in the Democratic party.

The Emerson Gallery is hosting a gallery talk with Steve Brodner, satirical illustrator and political cartoonist, on Thurs., Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. in the Chemistry Auditorium followed by a reception in the gallery. Brodner's talk is in conjunction with the exhibition of the political cartoons of 19th century artist Thomas Nast. The exhibit, presentation, and reception are free and open to the public.

Hamilton College’s 26 student Emergency Medical Technicians will be honored this week (Nov. 10-16) during National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Week.