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Richard Brookhiser, author of Alexander Hamilton,American, will be the keynote speaker at The Hamilton Conference at Hamilton College. The conference, which examines the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton, takes place from Thursday, April 5, to Saturday, April 7. The keynote address, “Alexander Hamilton: His Success and His Failures,” will take place on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Hamilton College Chapel.

Jeffrey Krutz, a candidate for May graduation from Hamilton, has been selected as a Junior Fellow for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. Carnegie is one of the world's leading think tanks specializing in foreign affairs and conducts programs of research, discussion, publication and education in international relations and U.S. foreign policy. The Junior Fellows program is designed to provide a substantive work experience for students who have a serious career interest in the area of international affairs. Each year the Endowment holds a rigorous national competition to select 10 graduating seniors to serve as junior research fellows. They are matched with senior associates to work on a variety of international affairs issues.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Debra Boutin presented a lecture titled "Semi-Direct Products of Graphs of Groups” at the SUNY Albany Algebra Seminar in April. The work gives a new construction to study auto-morphisms of free groups and was done in collaboration with Tom Stiadle of Wells College.

Bob Moses, a 1956 graduate of Hamilton, will be honored by Community Works and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture on Sunday, April 1, at the Center in Harlem. Moses is architect of Freedom Summer and director of the Algebra Project.

Hamilton's successful women's lacrosse team is featured this week on the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Web site. Each week the site highlights a team of one of its member schools. Hamilton Sports Information Director Steven Jaynes wrote the article for the UCAA.

The Hamilton College Choir and College Hill Singers will perform the program from their recent tour to Italy on Friday, March 30, at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for the Performing Arts. The concert is free and open to the public.

David C. Paris, a 1971 Phi Beta Kappa Hamilton College graduate and a member of the faculty for 22 years, has been named the College's Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty. His appointment is effective immediately.

Jed Barash, a candidate for May graduation, has been awarded a J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship for study at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik. Barash's project is titled, "The Role of Manganese and Copper in the Initiation of Sporadic Scrapie."

Hamilton College will host the third annual AIDS Hike for Life 5K Fundraising Walk on Sunday, April 29, on the campus. Registration begins at 10 a.m. with the walk starting at 11 a.m. Individual or team participation is welcome. Call 1-800-475-2430 for sponsor forms, information or to volunteer.