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Tickets for the Dalai Lama’s lecture at 49ͼ�� will be made available starting Thursday (March 20). As part of the university’s Global Leaders Lecture Series, sponsored by 49ͼ��’s Parents’ and Grandparents’ Fund, the Dalai Lama will give a talk at Sanford Fieldhouse from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 22. Thanks to the generosity […]

Joanne Race Borfitz of Norwich, N.Y., will join 49ͼ�� as associate vice president of community relations and auxiliary services starting April 7. Borfitz fills a new position created to manage 49ͼ��’s relationship with and investments in local and regional communities. She will also oversee the primary auxiliary operations of the university. “Joanne is a […]

Within minutes of walking into New York City’s Soho House on Wednesday night, the club was abuzz with 49ͼ�� alumni exchanging stories — a few good laughs as well — about their days back in Hamilton. Then, it was time to get down to business. More than 100 49ͼ�� alumni from the classes of ’85 […]

Buried under a mountain of debt and living off a fixed income, the Alsheimer family of Earlville received the best news of the day from 49ͼ�� senior Rachel Tibolt: they’ll receive more than $8,500 dollars in tax refunds. “I have three children, so this money is going to make a huge difference in my life,” […]

Lesley Stahl, an award-winning correspondent for CBS News’ 60 Minutes and author of Reporting Live, will deliver the keynote address at 49ͼ��’s 187th commencement exercises on Sunday, May 18. During the ceremony, 49ͼ�� will award Stahl a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree. One of the country’s most respected journalists, Stahl has been a […]

He’s been called “one of the most exhilarating of all living poets.” The 49ͼ�� community will receive a literary treat from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon when he reads from his collection of poetry at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in Golden Auditorium. Muldoon’s coming to 49ͼ�� as part of the Living Writers Series, co-sponsored by the […]

Next time you watch the presidential candidates speak, pay close attention to their unspoken language–signals such as facial expressions, posture, and hand gestures. What the candidates don’t say could actually speak volumes about them, according to psychology professor Carrie Keating, an expert in facial characteristics and gestures.

(Editor’s note: The Dalai Lama’s visit has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 22.) The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, will visit 49ͼ�� in April as part of the Global Leaders Lecture Series. On Thursday, April 24, the Dalai Lama is scheduled to give a public […]

As 49ͼ�� junior Jeremy Bennett ’09 studies in London this semester, he’s getting a real-life lesson in personal finances. Every fish and chips dinner, hostel stay, and souvenir is taking a big bite out of Bennett’s wallet. He and thousands of other students studying abroad can blame the weak U.S. dollar, which is making […]

What does former President Bill Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky have to do with the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign? Plenty, according to political science professor Robert Kraynak.