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James Dubendorf, a candidate for May graduation from Hamilton College, has been awarded the college's Bristol Fellowship.

The Bristol Fellowship was created for Hamilton College students to encourage discovery of self and the world, a greater appreciation and understanding of people and culture, and to enable individuals to act on great ideas through independent study projects rather than formal academic pursuit.

Dubendorf's project is entitled, "One Trunk and Two Branches of the Miro Tree: A Comparative Study of Three Pitcairn Communities." He will study Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific, one of the most remote populated places on earth, with about 50 residents. Although this South Pacific culture represents a unique blend of English and Tahitian origins, little is known about life on the island today. Dubendorf hopes to explore the affects of the encroachment of a global culture upon remote and indigenous communities. He intends to gain a better understanding of

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