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Visiting Professor of Film History Scott MacDonald has published an article titled “Up Close and Political: Three Short Ruminations on Ideology in the Nature Film,” in the current issue of Film Quarterly.
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Associate Professor of Art History Steve Goldberg delivered a public lecture in January titled "Chinese Art in an Age of Mongolian Rule: The Yuan Dynasty (1279 – 1368)," at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, in Atlanta.
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Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics Derek C. Jones delivered a lecture in May at the University of Split, Croatia, titled "Econometric Case studies of new work practices in the U.S. and Finland.” Currently a visiting professor at the Helsinki School of Economics, Jones is in Croatia conducting research funded by a grant from the Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Brian J. Glenn chaired a panel on his book project, Conservatives and American Political Development, at the New England Political Science Association conference recently. The project is a comparative, over-time study of how conservatives have influenced policy development in the fields of federal education policy, environmental regulation, and Social Security from the New Deal to present.
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William R. Kenan Professor of Government Cheng Li was interviewed by Beijing Review, China’s only English language weekly news magazine, following Chinese President Hu Jintao’s recent visit to the United States. Li discussed the significance of Hu’s visit, stressing that the “… visit should not be judged in terms of whether or not the two countries have reached some specific agreements… but instead should be understood from a long-term strategic perspective.”
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Cheng Li, the William R. Kenan Professor of Government spoke at a symposium hosted by The Chicago Society at the University of Chicago on May 1.
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Hamilton College President Joan Hinde Stewart has announced the names of five people who are joining the Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund Committee.
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Students in Hamilton’s Washington program met with Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court John Roberts during a recent visit to the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice shared insights about the Court and its operation with the students. Following his remarks, Roberts took questions and received “Someone from Hamilton College Loves You” stuffed animals for his young son and daughter.
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William R. Kenan Professor of Government Cheng Li was interviewed by Dow Jones Newswire reporter Lingling Wei for a profile of Zhou Xiaochuan titled “China's Zhou, A Western-Style Voice Heard In Washington.”
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Douglas Ambrose, Sidney Wertimer Associate Professor of History, and Associate Professor of Government Robert W.T. Martin co-edited a recently published book titled The Many Faces of Alexander Hamilton: The Life and Legacy of America’s Most Elusive Founding Father.