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An article in the Syracuse Post-Standard /Stars hails Hamilton Collects American Art, the Emerson Gallery's most recent show, as an illustration of the importance of sharing. The show presented 62 works of art on loan from 31 friends and alumni of Hamilton college in celebration of Emerson Gallery's 20th anniversary.

Fortune Magazine has examined the successes of prominent CEOs and top executives to show that even a challenge as great as dyslexia can be met and overcome. Featured is celebrated trial attorney David Boies, whose son, battling with dyslexia all his life, graduated from Hamilton summa cum laude. Boies comments, "In this environment you get young children who think they are masters of the universe, and children who think they are failures, when they're 10 years old. They're both wrong. And neither is well served by that misconception."

An article in the Wall Street Journal suggested Hamilton's Emerson Gallery's show "Hamilton Collects American Art" as "worth a stop." It goes on to mention the show included 62 rarely seen paintings by American artists, as well as various props used by Norman Rockwell in his works. The show ran from April 19 to June 9, but there will be selections from the show on display until August 4.

Hamilton Professor of English Vincent Odamtten was asked by the Syracuse Post-Standard to suggest some essential reading for, by and about African-Americans.

Elihu Root was hailed as a role model for former Secretary of State Madeline Albright as well as current Secretary of State Colin Powell. The author of the letter,which appeared in the Syracuse Post-Standard, applauds Root's diplomatic efforts and suggests that current political leaders should emulate his efforts. This compliment of Root stems from the author's disapproval of current US sanctions against Iraq, which she suggests betray the UN charter.

Hamilton Government Professor Cheng Li was interviewed for a Los Angeles Times article about China's future political leadership. Li said, "It would be unwise for Hu Jintao to be in the spotlight too much or to express his opinions too openly while his boss, Jiang Zemin, is still in charge." Li goes on to comment that "Now it is still the Jiang administration; it should be Jiang's show. It will be Hu's show when he officially takes over."

Cheng Li, Hamilton College professor of government, was quoted in a TIME Asia article that discusses President Bush's visit to China. The piece suggests that the current period of unity is important both to Bush, who continues to build a coalition against international terrorism, and to President Jiang Zemin, who is struggling to secure his legacy prior to his year-end retirement. Li commented, "If Jiang can show that relations with the US are in good shape, it will enable him to appoint more of his own men to the top positions."

Milton F. Fillius, Jr., Hamilton alumnus and an avid jazz fan died at 79, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. Fillius, a major contributer to the Hamilton College Jazz Archive, established both the Drown Prize Scholarship and the Drown Loan Fund, which provide financial help for about 100 Hamilton students a year. Dean Abelon, Hamilton's alumni secretary compliments, "The jazz archive has turned into a marvelous resource, in great measure to his vision and financial assistance."

Professor Jay Williams helped return a rare Thomas Nast oil painting entitled "The Immortal Light of Genius" to the town in which it was created. The painting was donated to the Morristown-Morris Township Joint Free Public Library where it joins a collection of Nast's work in books and one other painting.

In an article revisiting the past terrorism of the Symbionese Liberation Army, Hamilton Professor Maurice Isserman was quoted, "The SLA was like an existential statement- like al-Qaida attacking the World Trade Center. Similarly with the SLA, there was no political program to connect with. It was just terrorism for its own sake."