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Most pro football teams and coaches would consider it a thrill to win the Super Bowl once in their lifetime. But to compete and win it twice in four years is a feat that makes some fans start talking “dynasty.”  With the New York Giants’ 21-17 win over the New England Patriots on Feb. 5 the Giants are among the elite 10 teams that have played in the Super Bowl five or more times. One person helping contribute to the team’s two most recent Super Bowl victories is Sean Ryan ’94, the Giants wide receivers coach.

Executive Director of Major Gifts William Brower ’84 discussed ways to increase the effectiveness of development programs in a webinar titled “Improving ROI and Performance in Fundraising” on Feb. 2. 

The Peace Corps recently celebrated its 50th anniversary and noted that since 1961, 218 of its volunteers have been Hamilton graduates. Most recently Kerry Coughlin ’11, Megan Bumb ’10, Jane Fieldhouse ’10 and Elijah Lachance ’10 served in the Peace Corp ranks.

Nothing can stop traffic like a pair of teenage lions. Members of the Hamilton Outdoor Club (HOC) experienced this first-hand during a winter break trip to Kenya. On the first day of their two-week trip, the van that the students were traveling in was held up by a lion-induced traffic jam.

Francis Bradley, assistant professor of history in the department of social sciences and critical studies at the Pratt Institute, will give a lecture on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 4:10 p.m., in the Taylor Science Center room 3024. Bradley will discuss “Translating Islam: The Interplay between Language and Religion in Southeast Asia” as part of Hamilton’s 2012 Humanities Forum on Translation and Cultural Exchange. The lecture is free and open to the public.

The Days-Massolo Center is hosting several events to commemorate Black History Month in February including a film series and a performance. All events are free and open to the public.

"Hip-hop saved my life. It has saved many lives. It kept me focused and driven to move beyond my circumstances," said Don C. Sawyer III, the director of the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, instructor at Syracuse University, and this year's Black History Month keynote speaker.

A guest post titled “Higher education’s $64,000 question” by Professor of Government David Paris ’71 appeared on The Washington Post College Inc. blog on Feb. 2. Paris, who is currently serving as executive director of the New Leadership Alliance for Student Learning and Accountability, expressed his support for establishing evidence-based improvement of student learning as a central focus of higher education.

Alexandra Halkin, documentary producer and founder of the Chiapas Media Project, will present a lecture and screening of her new film, Living Juarez, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 4:10 p.m. in the Kirner-Johnson Building Bradford Auditorium. The lecture, titled “Mexico’s Failed Drug War: Collateral damage and U.S. drug consumption,” is sponsored by the Religious Studies Department and is free and open to the public.

Professor of English Steven Yao's book, Foreign Accents: Chinese American Verse from Exclusion to Postethnicity (Oxford 2010) has been selected by the Association for Asian American Studies for its Book Award in Literary Studies.