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The Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture will host a conference, "Questioning the Body," on March 8 and 9 at KJ and Cafe Opus. Schedules with specific locations will be distributed at registration. The conference is free and open to the public.

Hamilton College will host a conference, "Antarctic Peninsula Climate Variability: A Historical and Paleoenvironmental Perspective," on April 3-5. Keynote speaker Jonathan Overpeck, University of Arizona, will address "A Paleoperspective on Global Warming - the Polar View Could be the Most Important View."

The Africana Studies Program announces the final offering in its Diasporic Film Series, "Black Shack Alley," on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Red Pit. The 2002 theme of "The Color Line Revisited: Is Racism Dead?" celebrates Black History Month. Introductory remarks will be given by Professor Joseph Mwantuali will give an introduction. All presentations are free and open to the public.

Professor of International Affairs Alan Cafruny will moderate a live chat on HOLAC (Hamilton's Online Alumni Community) on Tuesday, March 5, 8 - 9 p.m. EST. titled MADELEINE ALBRIGHT: AMERICAN POLICY BEFORE AND AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH. Prof. Cafruny will take comments and questions on Madeleine Albright's career as permanent representative to the United Nations and Secretary of State in the Clinton Administration; her successes and failures; and the changes in context of American foreign policy in the Bush Administration especially since September 11th. This chat is offered in conjunction with Secretary Albright's visit to campus as part of the Sacerdote Series Great Names at Hamilton on March 6. Only registered users of HOLAC may participate in the chat. If you are interested in participating, please reserve your spot today via e-mail: holac@hamilton.edu

Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Vivyan Adair was featured in a segment on "Weekend All Things Considered" on NPR on Feb. 23. Adair had been interviewed for the segment on TANF welfare reauthorization while she was in Washington earlier this month. She argues for the need to expand higher education opportunities for welfare recipients.

Richard Rabinowitz, an early organizer of and principal consultant to the proposed National Underground Railroad and Freedom Center in Cincinnati, will present a lecture, "The Empty Gallery: Why American Museums Can't Interpret the History of Slavery," on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 4:15 p.m. in the Red Pit. The lecture, sponsored by the history department and the Levitt Public Affairs Center, is free and open to the public.

Associate Professor of Russian John Bartle published "An Annotated Bibliography of Dissertations on Russian Romanticism, 1995-1999" in the journal Romantic Russia vols. 3-5, 1999-2001.

The Kirkland Project for the Study of Gender, Society and Culture continues its film series, "Sex, Freaks, and the Elderly: Double Features in February," in conjunction with its 2001-02 program theme, The Body in Question. On Thursday, Feb. 28, the films to be screened are "Double the Trouble, Twice the Fun" and "Freaks." All films are free and open to the public, and will be shown at 8 p.m. in KJ Aud.

Hamilton Professor of English Vincent Odamtten was asked by the Syracuse Post-Standard to suggest some essential reading for, by and about African-Americans.

Elihu Root was hailed as a role model for former Secretary of State Madeline Albright as well as current Secretary of State Colin Powell. The author of the letter,which appeared in the Syracuse Post-Standard, applauds Root's diplomatic efforts and suggests that current political leaders should emulate his efforts. This compliment of Root stems from the author's disapproval of current US sanctions against Iraq, which she suggests betray the UN charter.