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The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that Hamilton College has received two grants from private giving institutions. The Freeman Foundation awarded Hamilton $1.2 million for the Asian Studies program. Also, the Hearst Foundation donated $100,000 to assist in student aid.

In a project led by Hamilton Vice President for Information Technology David Smallen and Vice President for Administration and Finance Karen Leach, researchers have found that colleges' spending on information technology is growing faster than spending in other areas. In the article, released by the Chronicle of Higher Education, Smallen and Leach report their findings.

Professor of Government Philip Klinkner reports in USA Today that results of an inquiry into the 2000 election debate reveal errors occurred more in ill-conceived ballot design than in machine glitches. The inquiry also reveals that there was a higher occurrence of error among black voters. Klinkner suggests that black precincts may have had lower- quality machines, or fewer and less helpful poll-workers. While reasons behind a high incidence in error rates amongst black voters is still unclear, some experts recommend that the most cost-effective way to reduce voter error might be voter education.

Adam Lewis '87 was one of the many victims of the Sept. 11 tragedy. Lewis, a senior trader at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, was a beloved father to four and a caring husband to wife Patti. A man who cared most for his relationships with friends and family, he will be remembered by friend Stephen Sander as a man who "achieved the American dream."

In a HRMagazine article which examines the popularity of home schooling across the US as an alternative form of education,Associate Professor of Sociology Mitchell Stevens commented, "Homeschooling is a boutique option, but it's legitimate." Stevens has just published a book on the subject, Kingdom of Children: Culture and Controversy in the Homeschooling Movement.