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Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government and Brookings Institution non-resident fellow, participated in a panel discussion of the strategic relationships in Asia at the 34th Williamsburg Conference at Wye River. Titled "Asia 20/20: Focus on the Future," the conference also included meetings and addresses by prominent leaders in business, politics and the media. Li’s presentation was titled “China’s Future: A Paradox of Hope and Fear.”

The Emerson Gallery will host two photography exhibits this summer. The exhibitions will run from June 1 through Sept. 10, 2006. The Missing Story of Ourselves: Poverty and the Promise of Higher Education, features 50 color photographs coupled with first-person narratives, providing accounts of the struggle, hard work and finally the celebration of growth and dignity experienced in the attainment of college degrees by low-income student parents across the nation. In addition to The Missing Story, the Emerson Gallery will present a special complimentary exhibition of ten photographs taken by Alexis Mann ’05, a recent Hamilton graduate and photography major.

The Emerson Gallery will host two photography exhibits this summer. The exhibitions will run from June 1 through Sept. 10, 2006. The Missing Story of Ourselves: Poverty and the Promise of Higher Education, features 50color photographs coupled with first-person narratives, providing accounts of the struggle, hard work and finally the celebration of growth and dignity experienced in the attainment of college degrees by low-income student parents across the nation. In addition to The Missing Story, the Emerson Gallery will present a special complimentary exhibition of ten photographs taken by Alexis Mann ’05, a recent Hamilton graduate and photography major.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry Karl N. Kirschner recently published a book chapter titled "Incorporation of Carbohydrates into Macromolecular Force Fields."  The chapter was coauthored with Dr. Sarah Tschampel ('00), a former Hamilton chemistry student, and with Dr. Robert Woods from the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center (CCRC) at the University of Georgia.

An article by Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government, was published in the June issue of Presidential Studies Quarterly. The article titled “Mr. Bush’s War: Foreign Policy in the 2004 Election” examined the factors that accounted for George W. Bush’s victory in the 2004 election.

William R. Kenan Professor of Government Cheng Li was quoted in a May 15 Wall Street Journal article focusing on the family connections of some of China’s business leaders. He also commented in two live interviews for the BBC on the 40th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution.

James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government Philip Klinkner predicted that President Bush would “start using his veto pen and cutting spending bills,” in a May 14 article in The New York Times “Week in Review” section titled “Hey Democrats, Why Win?”

Scott MacDonald presented a paper at "Microlandscapes: Landscape Culture on the Move, an Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Dynamics of Landscape Concepts," held May 11 to 13 at Westphalian State Museum for Art and Cultural History in Muenster, Germany.

Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics Derek C. Jones delivered the keynote address titled "The performance of worker cooperatives: An assessment and some new evidence for Italy"at a research seminar hosted by the Ruralia Institute at the University of Helsinki on May 11. The seminar, "Cooperative Idea and Cooperative Entrepreneurship in Finland" focused on cooperation and social economy and their impact on the workplace.

Associate Professor of Chinese and chair of the East Asian Languages and Literature department De Bao Xu organized the “4th International Conference and Workshops on Technology and Chinese Language Teaching in the 21st Century” (TCLT4) held at the University of Southern California, May 5-7.