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Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for the Study of Government and Politics Len Cutler, Ph.D., will be using his knowledge of the legal system in his newly appointed role on the Merit Selection Panel as the United States District Court seeks a full-time United States Magistrate Judge in Albany, New York. Cutler was appointed to the panel by the Chief Judge of the United States District Court of the Northern District, Hon. Gary Sharpe.

Members of Siena’s Creative Arts Department and Stage III theatre program proudly presented Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler.

Siena College is taking another step toward meeting the goals outlined in its strategic plan, Living Our Tradition.

Siena College Assistant Director of Admissions and Coordinator of Multicultural Recruitment Tony Rivera has been named a Forty Under 40 Rising Latino Star by the Hispanic Coalition NY, Inc.

Siena College recently launched the St. Clare Leadership Series. It provides women with the resources they need to develop skills and improve their communities. The series started this semester with the inaugural “Ours To Do: Women Leading the Way” Lecture delivered by St. Bonaventure University President Sr. Margaret Carney, O.S.F., S.T.D.

Referred by some critics as the story of a female Hamlet, Hedda Gabler is the tragic tale of a woman trapped in a troubled marriage. But when she manipulates her husband to create the life she wants, she finds herself ill-prepared to face the results of her treachery.

Whether they're trying to hone their skills for the job hunt or practicing to impress an internship supervisor, the more than 30 Siena students who participated in the Career Center’s Speed Interviewing night gained valuable experience. They were interviewed by a variety of Capital Region employers who helped them learn about and experience different interview styles.

Professor of Sociology Paul Murray, Ph.D. shared his research with members of the Siena community during his lecture “Catholics in the Civil Rights Movement.” Murray's speech was given as part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Lecture Series on Race and Nonviolent Social Change.

This year, the Siena College Symposium on Living Philosophers has been inviting professors from other colleges and universities to discuss the ideas of Kwame Anthony Appiah, Ph.D., professor of philosophy at Princeton University. Appiah, who visited campus in September, spoke about the nature of language, racial identity, political and moral relationships and philosophical methodology.

Siena College welcomed J. Todd Moye, Ph.D. to give a presentation on his narrative history book Freedom Flyers: The Tuskegee Airmen of World War II as part of the College's annual Niebuhr Institute of Religion and Culture Lecture. The book features more than 800 oral histories.