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Now through August 10, the Hamilton College Emerson Gallery will present the most comprehensive Monhegan art exhibit to date. The exhibit will cover the complete history of Monhegan art from 1858 to present, and will feature multiple treatments of the same scenes. The paintings are influenced by the Hudson River School, the Ashcan School, marine painting, modernism, and abstract expressionism. Also included are works by 16 foreign-born artists from countries such as Estonia, Indonesia, Australia, and Italy. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Professor of Art Rand Carter will deliver the opening lecture at The Friends of Schinkel's second triennial event that will be held in cooperation with the Technische Universität (TU) Berlin, June 19–21, 2003, at the Schinkel-Klause, Berlin-Mitte. His lecture addresses "Schinkel and the Pompeian Style" in a session titled "Schinkel und Italien." Conference proceedings will be published as a volume in the FOS triennial series by Edition Axel Menges.

Derek Jones, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, was elected the president of the Association of Comparative Economic Studies for 2003-2004. The purpose of the association is to promote scholarly exchange among persons interested in comparative studies of economic systems, planning and development, and to further the growth of research, publication and instruction on these topics.

Alejandro Portes, Howard Harrison and Gabrielle Snyder Beck Professor of Sociology and director of the Center for Migration and Development at Princeton University, will present, "The Second Generation and the Future of American Society," on Wednesday, January 29, at 8 p.m. in the Hamilton College Chapel.

The Emerson Gallery will host "The American Frame: From Origin to Originality," a traveling exhibition of more than 60 American and European frames, from January 20 to April 27. This unique exhibition will explore the inspiration and innovation of American frame design. The frames are on loan from the collection of Gill & Lagodich Fine Period Frames, New York City.

Michael H. Granof, Hamilton alumnus and chair of the accounting department at University of Texas in Austin, presented, "Andersen, Enron and Beyond," last week. As this semester’s final Levitt Center speaker, Granoff not only addressed the Enron scandal but issues related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Granof said his reference to Andersen and Enron was merely a shorthand to refer to all the recent corporate scandals that have transpired over the last year including WorldCom and Tyco. He concluded his remarks by emphasizing the need for visionary corporate leadership and a strengthened SEC. His opinions have appeared with frequency in both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

Associate Professor of Economics and Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center Director Paul Hagstrom presented a preliminary report on his research on food stamp participation by refugees and immigrants at the Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Small Grants Conference at the Economic Research Service in Washington D.C. in October.

The inaugural "Art Express" bus trip to a Degas exhibition in Rochester this past weekend can best be defined as a journey of food, friends, and French Impressionism, mingled with a bit of sleet and snow. Thirty members of the Hamilton community -- including faculty, staff, students and Clinton residents -- traveled to the University of Rochester's Memorial Art Gallery to view "Edgar Degas: Figures in Motion." Sponsored by the Emerson Gallery, the trip included bus transportation to and from the gallery as well as lunch, a movie about the exhibition, and an audioguide tour.

Nesecan Balkan, lecturer in economics and women's studies, has co-edited two books with Dr. Sungur Savran.

In the weeks immediately following the November 2002 mid-term elections, an exhibition of the works of 19th century political cartoonist Thomas Nast seems perfectly timed. Unlike today's cartoonists, Nast wielded enormous political power through several decades in the mid to late 1800s, making or breaking the campaigns of politicians via his satirical cartoons published in Harper’s Weekly. Hamilton College's Emerson Gallery is hosting this exhibition of more than 130 black and white prints created by Nast and titled "America in Black and White" from November 15 through January 5.