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Maurice Isserman, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History, has been in the U.K. since September, where he is the first Hamilton College exchange fellow at Pembroke College, Oxford University. He has delivered a talk, "'Papers of a Dangerous Tendency': New Revelations about Soviet Espionage and American Espionage," at the American Institute at Oxford, and at Lancaster University, Sheffield University, Cambridge University, and Glasgow University.

Associate Professor of Art John McEnroe has published 35 reports in "Pseira IV. Minoan Buildings in Areas B, C, D, and F." (The University Mueseum Press) to culminate his 10-year project as architect for the Pseira, Crete excavations. McEnroe also published his third book this fall. Artists, Writers, and Musicians, An Encyclopedia of People who Changed the World (Oryx Press, 2001)was co-edited with Michel-Andre Bossy of Brown University and Thomas Brothers of Duke University.

Anthropology Professor Douglas Raybeck was interviewed for an Orlando Sentinel article (Nov. 13) about Americans' diminished expectations following the events of September 11. "No matter what happens, from here on out, nothing will exceed what we went through on September 11," said Raybeck. "Before, we had innocence. That has been replaced with anxiety and suspicion and foreboding and other not-so-nice words."

"Biological Weapons - a terror that will not go away" will be the theme of Think Tank on Friday, Nov. 16 at noon in KJ 222. Biology Professor Jinnie Garrett and students enrolled in Bio448: Seminar in Molecular Genetics, will discuss the potential for the development and use of genetically modified organisms as new agents of bioterrorism.

The Hamilton College Department of Music will present several music concerts in November at Wellin Hall in the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts. The annual Hamilton College and Community Oratorio Society concert will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 8 p.m. and the Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble rounds out the month on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 9 p.m.

Madeleine Albright, secretary of state under former President Bill Clinton, gave a free public lecture at Hamilton College on Wednesday, March 6th in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. Her visit was part of the Sacerdote Series Great Names at Hamilton, named in recognition of a significant gift from the family of Alex Sacerdote, a 1994 Hamilton graduate.

Mark Hertsgaard, journalist, author, broadcaster and activist, will visit Hamilton College for a lecture on Monday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Red Pit in the Kirner-Johnson building. The lecture is free and open to the public.

In an Orlando Sentinel article about the accidental jet crash in Queens, Hamilton Professor Douglas Raybeck discusses the real toll of September 11. Tragically, the deadly jet crash was somewhat of a relief to many Americans who feared another act of terrorism could have been involved. While America fears further attacks, Raybeck suggests, "No matter what happens, from here on out, nothing will exceed what we went through on September 11." He explains, "Before, we had innocence. That has been replaced with anxiety and suspicion and foreboding and other not-so-nice words."

Hamilton College's Maggie Hanson '02 won the NCAA Division III Athletic Regional women's cross country championship, reports the Portland Press Herald. Hanson ran the 3.1 mile course in 18 minutes, 11 seconds, beating her nearest competitor by 18 seconds. The Hamilton Women's Cross Country Team finished second overall. Additionally, Hanson was named Outstanding Performer of the Year by the New England Small College Athletic Conference after winning the NESCAC championships with a time of 17 minutes, 25 seconds.

Hamilton Government Professor Philip Klinkner, after studying the Florida vote and reviewing the New York Times study commented, "the finding about black voters is really strong." Klinkner went on to say that the study "raises the issue about whether there's some way that the voting system is set up that discriminates against blacks."