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Marianne Janack, professor of philosophy, presented papers at two different sessions at the recent American Philosophical Association meetings. She presented a paper titled “Rorty’s Sellars” about Richard Rorty’s uses of the figure of American philosopher Wilfrid Sellars, and she gave a talk titled “Richard Rorty, Rocks, and Realism,” in which she discussed Rorty's criticism of physicist Steve Weinberg.

Derek Jones, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, discussed his career’s work in a keynote body of work presentation on Jan. 11 during a workshop at Rutgers University.

Professor of Sociology Dennis Gilbert wrote an essay for the Huffington Post about his experiences working with and for Bernie Sanders in the early 1990s. "Adventures with Bernie," published on Jan. 12, chronicles Gilbert's experiences with Sanders at Hamilton and later as his research director during his first successful run for a seat in the U.S. Congress. 

Thirty-two members of the class of ’19 as well as nine transfer students arrived on the Hill on Jan. 15 to register, move in and take part in Hamilton orientation.  The College offers January admission to about 35-45 students per year to fill vacancies created by students on leave and studying abroad.

Barbara Gold, the Edward North Professor of Classics, co-organized and co-directed a seminar at the annual meeting of the Society for Classical Studies in San Francisco on January 7.  The seminar was titled "Responses to Homer's Iliad by Women Writers, from WW2 to the Present"; it was by advance registration only and had 25 participants.

Hamilton's Departments of Classics and Comparative Literature were awarded the Professional Equity Award by the Women’s Classical Caucus of the Society for Classical Studies at the annual meeting of the Society for Classical Studies in San Francisco on Jan. 6.

Professor of Mathematics Robert Kantrowitz ’82 recently presented a talk titled “Further variations on the theme of completeness” at the Joint Mathematics Meetings of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America in Seattle.

Tonight (Wednesday, Jan. 13) at 9 p.m., James S. Sherman Professor of Government will present a webcast titled “Continued Struggles in American Race Relations” on the General Commission on Religion and Race (GCORR) of the Methodist Church website. The presentation is part of the GCORR “Vital Conversations” series.

Associate Professor of Philosophy Katheryn Doran chaired a session titled “Advice for Job Candidates: The Teaching Demo” on Jan. 7 at the American Philosophical Association (APA) Eastern Division meeting in Washington, D.C.

Hamilton College will commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a lecture and dinner on Monday, Jan. 18, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Tolles Pavilion.  Jennicet Gutiérrez, trans Latina leader with FAMILIA TQLM, will discuss how her activism concerning trans liberation is inspired by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event is free for Hamilton students, faculty and staff but registration is required.