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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the highest ranking woman in the history of U.S. government, met with about 50 Hamilton students prior to her public lecture March 6 and gave her views on U.S. foreign policy and hot spots around the world.

Assistant Professor of Philsophy Marianne Janack will be guest lecturer at the next Humanities Forum, on Monday, March 11, at 4:10 p.m. in the Red Pit. Her topic is "On Wonder," or, "How to Make a Philosophical Problem Out of Melting Wax."

On March 4, Cornell economist Robert H. Frank, author of Luxury Fever, gave a talk, “Does Rising Inequality Harm the Middle Class?” He addressed the psychological costs of income inequality, and the relationship between relative income and subjective well being.

Kevin Burns, a 1977 graduate of Hamilton, was among producers interviewed for A&E's special "Biography: 15 Years and Counting," which aired on March 4. Burns has produced a number of segments for the popular "Biography" series, including Marilyn Monroe.

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.

Music Professor Sam Pellman's Music for Contemporary Media class was featured in a Utica Observer-Dispatch article on March 3. Arts and entertainment writer Jonas Kover interviewed Pellman and listened to students' compositions. Pellman is currently working on the second edition of his textbook,An Introduction to Electroacoustic Music.

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.