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Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Vivyan Adair was an invited panelist for a New York City Bar Association forum on TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) reauthorization in March. Adair discussed the 1996 welfare reform legislation with fellow panelists Martha Davis of the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund; Verna Eggleston, commissioner, Human Resources administration; Mark Kissinger, Governor Pataki's department of Human Services; and Wendy Mink, professor, Smith College.

Stephen Goldberg, associate professor of art and department chair, presented “The Chinese City as Cosmic Correlative” and “Imaging the Great Transformation: Chinese Painting and Calligraphy,” as part of the Cullum Lecture Series at Augusta State University in Augusta, Ga., on March 5.

Original choreography and re-staging of classical works by Hamilton College dance faculty, students and guest choreographers set the stage for the annual Spring dance performance.

Classics Professor Shelley Haley delivered a lecture titled "Unsung Heroes" for the Oneida County Historical Society, in celebration of Women's History Month, in March. The topic concerned women who have contributed significantly to society but have not received the recognition they deserve.

More than 250 people, including College President Eugene M. Tobin and many members of the Board of Trustees, participated in the fourth annual Alternative Spring Break Auction Friday evening, March 1, in Commons Dining Hall.

Professor of Government Cheng Li was interviewed by the Agence France-Presse about which new Chinese leaders may emerge in this upcoming National People's Congress (NPC) annual meeting. Li said, "officials earmarked for top spots in the coming decade could suddenly see their careers take off during this year's National People's Congress (NPC)."

Professor of Government Cheng Li was quoted by Reuters in an article about leadership change to take place in China late this year. "I think Wen Jiabao, Zeng Qinghong and Hu Jintao - these three people are secure for the next Standing Committee membership seats," said Li. "All other people are just question marks."

The Hamilton College Board of Trustees has unanimously elected real estate entrepreneur Stuart L. Scott of Chicago, Ill., as its next chairman and investor Chester A. Siuda of New Vernon, N.J., as its next vice chairman. The election came following the board’s regular meeting March 2 in Clinton. Scott, who replaces Kevin W. Kennedy, and Siuda, who succeeds Gerald V. Dirvin, will assume their new posts on July 1. Kennedy and Dirvin were elected life trustees, also effective July 1.

The Hamilton College Board of Trustees unanimously elected real estate entrepreneur Stuart L. Scott of Chicago, Ill., as its next chairman and investor Chester A. Siuda of New Vernon, N.J., as its next vice chairman.

In Edmund A. LeFevre Professor of English John O'Neill's seminar on Jane Austen, students are reading the author's six books and watching film versions of the texts. That's nothing new.