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David C. Paris, Leonard C. Ferguson Professor of Government, presented a paper titled "'Market' and 'State' in Higher Education: A New 'Nation at Risk'?" at the Midwest Political Science Association, in Chicago on Friday, April 13. The Spellings Commission report, like “A Nation at Risk,” emphasizes the economic threat of educational failures and offers policy responses to them. Paris’ paper examined the claims of "market" and "state" on higher education, especially in light of the history of K-12 education reform.

Richard Wasserstrom, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at University of California, Santa Cruz, will speak on "Racism and Affirmative Action" on Monday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn.  This lecture is the last in the Levitt Center Speaker Series titled "Inequality and Equity" and is free and open to the public.

Senior Associate Dean of Admission Mary Karen Vellines wrote an article titled “Both Sides of the Desk: Counseling Director Turned Admission Officer” for the spring 2007 issue of The Journal of College Admission. The article examines the positions of high school counselor and college admission officer and how they relate to each other. During her career, Vellines has held both positions. She also discusses the impact of the U.S. News rankings effect on the college admission process. The Journal of College Admission is the publication of the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

On April 15 the Hamilton students currently participating in the college’s Washington D.C. program attended a small group lecture with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsberg and students from Cornell and American University. The meeting took place in the Supreme Court’s Lawyers Lounge. Justice Ginsberg spoke for a short time about Belva Lockwood, one of her heroes. Lockwood became the first woman admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court in 1879. Ginsberg wrote a forward for the recently published book Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would be President by Jill Norgren.

Richard Wasserstrom, professor emeritus of philosophy at University of California, Santa Cruz, and a member of the California State Bar, is the final speaker in the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center 2006-2007 lecture series. Wasserstrom will speak on Monday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. Titled “Inequality and Equity,” the series has focused on an examination of the causes and consequences of inequality both in the U.S. and at the global level, with an emphasis on policy aimed at achieving equitable outcomes.

“Crying Sun,” a documentary that focuses on the life stories of people from the high mountainous village of Zumsoy in the separatist region of Chechnya, Russia, will be screened on Thursday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Red Pit in the Kirner Johnson Building. The event, which is free and open to the public, will include a panel discussion on human rights violations in Chechnya following the screening of the film.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Peter Cannavo's forthcoming book The Working Landscape: Founding, Preservation, and the Politics of Place (MIT Press, 2007) was one of the featured titles in a "New Books in Environmental Political Theory" panel at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association. Cannavo presented the book, and it was reviewed - quite favorably - by the panel discussant. The meeting was held in March in Las Vegas.

Hamilton will host several film experts and directors in April, participants in the Forum for Images and Languages in Motion (F.I.L.M.). All events are scheduled in the Kirner-Johnson Auditorium and are free and open to the public. Series programs will be introduced and contextualized by program organizer and Visiting Professor of Art History Scott MacDonald.

Alan Cafruny, Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs, presented a paper on the transatlantic dimensions of European integration at the University of Bath at the British Political Science Association on Friday, April 13. The paper was co-authored with Magnus Ryner.

The Hamilton chapter of Democracy Matters will host a program featuring Joan Mandle, the organization's national executive director, on Wednesday, April 18, at 7 p.m. Mandle will present "Dirty Air & Clean Elections: Challenging Corporate Control of Environmental Policy." The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Red Pit in the Kirner Johnson Building.