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"Weekend America," a nationally syndicated radio show produced and distributed by American Public Media via NPR, will feature an interview with Maurice Isserman, James L. Ferguson Professor of History, on the weekend of June 21. Part of an ongoing series titled "This Weekend in 1968," the interview includes Isserman's account of how on the night of his high school graduation in June 1968, he boarded a train for Washington, D.C. and joined a rally in support of the Poor People's Campaign. America Public Media is the nation's second-largest producer and distributor of public radio programs.

In a National Public Radio segment titled "Obama Scapegoat Fears," James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government Philip Klinkner spoke about how the senator's candidacy brings out some conflicted feelings among African-Americans. "The concern expressed by African-Americans reminds me of after 1928. Al Smith was the first Catholic to run for president and lost. I'm sure a lot of Catholics after the crash, the Depression, said thank God he lost over Hoover, otherwise they'd blame us for it," said Klinkner.

Run for the Fallen, the 4,113-mile cross-country relay run created by Hamilton alumnus Jon Bellona '03, is featured in an Associated Press article on the eve of the event's start date and will be covered by CNN on June 14 at noon. Bellona organized the run in honor of Michael Cleary '03, his Hamilton roommate who was killed in Iraq, and all of the soldiers who have lost their lives in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

"A Nature Walk in the Root Glen," an Alumni College led by Professor of Biology Ernest Williams, was far more than a nature lesson. Williams' fascinating hour-long tour touched on many areas of study including geology, history and math as well as biology. Reflective of the glen's frequent community usage, the Utica Tramp and Trail Club and a Kirkland Art Center painting class were also enjoying the Root Glen. Several members of those groups joined alumni for the informative tour.

In 1999, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded Hamilton a grant to assess student learning in a liberal arts setting. At the time of the initial award, Hamilton's proposal read, "The public deserves greater accountability, and we are prepared to demonstrate the effectiveness of our educational program to students, current and prospective parents, alumni and higher education opinion leaders." 

Last summer Hamilton alumna Jenney Stringer '08 was awarded a Levitt Community Service Fellowship to create and facilitate a community garden in Utica for refugees living in public housing. Stringer recently penned an opinion piece for the Utica Observer-Dispatch thanking the many organizations that contributed to the project's success.

Levitt Center Associate Director of Community Research Judith Owens-Manley presented a workshop at the 2008 Summit on Political Engagement and Bonner Summer Leadership Institute that explored the themes of political and civic engagement.

Philip Klinkner, James S. Sherman Associate Professor of Government and Associate Dean of Students, got the last word in a Christian Science Monitor article titled "In Sealing Nomination, Obama Makes History" published Wednesday, June 4. The article chronicled Barack Obama's route to securing the Democratic presidential nomination and analyzed its unconventional nature. Klinkner observed that never before had a candidate attracted such a diverse coalition of supporters.

With presidential candidacy seemingly decided for both Republican and Democratic parties, Eric Kuhn '09 took his camera and hit the streets of London to ask British citizens how they feel about Senators John McCain and Barack Obama. His video is posted on The Huffington Post.

Reciprocity, an exhibition featuring members of the studio art faculty paired with current students and recent graduates, will open in the Emerson Gallery on Thursday, June 5, and run through Sunday, August 10. In pairing faculty members and students with whom they have recently worked closely, Reciprocity celebrates the art department and the ways in which teachers and students influence and inspire one another.