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The Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center is sponsoring a series of lectures this fall focused primarily on issues relating to immigration and global citizenship. The evening lectures are free and open to the public. They are presented in conjunction with the departments of government, economics, history, sociology and philosophy.

Hamilton College's Emerson Gallery is offering an intriguing, concurrent trio of print exhibitions this fall. Opening on Monday, August 26, this graphic triple-header includes one gallery devoted to contemporary, large format prints from the Emerson Gallery permanent collection. The second gallery focuses on Hamilton Painting and Printmaking Professor Bruce Muirhead's collection of the best Hamilton student prints gathered over 30 years. The third gallery is slated for the Southern Graphics Council Student Juried Exhibition.

Hamilton College graduate David Nathans, a leader in organizing the "Hamilton Collects" exhibition series and a strong proponent of the visual arts at Hamilton, has been selected as interim director of the Emerson Gallery for the 2002-2003 academic year. Nathans brings to this role an impressive educational background in business and the arts coupled with significant professional experience in the museum world.

Economics Professor Derek Jones traveled to Latvia, Belgium and Spain this summer to deliver several papers and participate as a discussant on transitional economies, employee participation and information technology. He continued his travels to Japan where he is a visiting professor at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo, Japan.

In the summer of 2001, Ava Bromberg '02, with the support of an Emerson Grant, completed a project titled "Glaze Chemistry: Where Art Melts with Science, an Interdisciplinary Exploration." Working with Professor Robert Palusky from the art department and Associate Professor Karen Brewer from chemistry, Bromberg performed a time-consuming and somewhat tedious battery of tests on hundreds of ceramic tiles. In an attempt to find viable substitutes for commonly used glazes that are becoming increasingly scarce, she used hundreds of test glazes. In researching possible substitutes for these glazes, Bromberg varied temperatures and materials as she fired thousands of test tiles. She examined the chemical compositon of the glazes in conjunction with the structure and performance of the inorganic oxides, essential for providing color.

Professor of Art Rand Carter spoke at a Friends of Schinkel international symposium in Siracusa, Sicily, in June. Co-sponsored by the faculty of architecture of the University of Catania, the conference was titled "From the Italian Vernacular Villa to Schinkel to the Modern House." Carter's presentation was titled "Schinkel as Traveller."

Rich Bernstein '80, Merrill Lynch's chief U.S. strategist, will appear this Friday, May 17, as the featured guest on Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street.

"Menu Costs, Firm Strategy, and Price Rigidity," a paper written by Assistant Professor of Economics Ann Owen with David Trzepacz ’00, has been accepted for publication in Economics Letters. The paper developed out of Trzepacz’s senior honors thesis.

Christine Schuster '00 works as director of marketing for Behr-Thyssen, an importer of fine art by premier contemporary intaglio and lithography artists from around the world. As host of a fascinating brown bag lunch discussion this week, Chris chronicled her beginnings in the New York City art world.

“Hamilton Collects American Art” celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Emerson Gallery.  But it also offers the Hamilton and surrounding communities an extraordinary opportunity to see American art by well-known artists that has rarely, if ever, been viewed publicly. To provide a “behind the scenes” look at some of the preparatory work undertaken for this exhibition, we interviewed Emerson Acting Director Bill Salzillo.  We followed his interview with a cross section of campus responses to the question, “What is your favorite painting in the show?”  For those of you who haven’t been asked but would like to respond, simply go the Emerson page at www.hamilton.edu/gallery and click on “comments” under “Hamilton Collects.”  We would love to hear from you, too.