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Professor of History Thomas Wilson presented a paper on Confucian rituals at a conference on the “Spiritual and Intellectual World of 16th- and 17th-century China.”

Like so many other Hamilton students who take advantage of the academic freedom the open curriculum offers, recent graduate David Schwartz ’13 sort of accidentally fell into his major and academic passion: sociology.

The Hamilton College Department of Music presents the Fall Faculty Concert on Friday, Sept. 6, at 7:30 p.m., in Wellin Hall, Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts.  The concert will feature Hamilton College faculty artist performing solo, duo, and trio pieces for piano, voice, strings, brass and winds.

Economists explain that a fundamental problem in our world is that resources are finite, and this is especially true for developing countries that lack the most basic resources necessary for survival.  According to the World Bank, more than 80 percent of poor Tanzanians live in rural areas and have limited access to arable land, water, food and tools.  In his project funded by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center, Eren Shultz '15 researched development in Tanzania to understand the current and future roles of cooperative organizations.

Routledge, a publisher of academic books, journals and online resources, named Professor of Communication Catherine Waite Phelan its “Author of the Month” for September. Her book, The Digital Evolution of an American Identity, is highlighted on the publisher’s website. An interview with Phelan is also featured.

Professor of French Joseph Mwantuali recently edited a book of Werewere-Liking teachings titled L’Enseignement de l’Éveilleuse d’Étoiles, (“Tôrôl Tchôrôt”). Fragments d’expériences d’une tradition initiatique Africaine.

Kara Sage, visiting assistant professor of psychology, co-authored a chapter titled "Dwelling on Action" in the new book Social Perception: Detection and Interpretation of Animacy, Agency, and Intention (ed. M.D. Rutherford and Valerie Kuhlmeier).

Hamilton College Department of Music presents the Jazz Kick Off Concert on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 7:30 p.m., in Wellin Hall. “Doc” Woods and special guests starts the year off with an evening of original works featuring a mixture of chamber music and jazz. This event is free and open to the public.

Work by Assistant Professor of Art Robert Knight was selected for a group exhibition titled “American Art Today: Figures.” The exhibition at The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts in Highlands, N.C., runs Sept. 7 through Jan. 5.

Professor of Philosophy A. Todd Franklin presented an invited paper at the XXIII World Congress of Philosophy held Aug. 4 -10 in Athens, Greece.