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A ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ liberal arts education leads to successful careers, a recent survey shows. A study by PayScale provides concrete evidence that ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ graduates fare very well when considering salaries. The school was ranked ninth overall for median mid-career salaries in a survey of more than 1,000 undergraduate colleges and universities.

Former ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ professor Arnold A. Sio, a forerunner in teaching race relations at the university level, passed away June 29 in Kingston, N.Y. He was 93.

Last month, in the valley of Chenango, gathered 47 ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ alumni, parents, and friends. Leaving behind jobs, bills, and Glee reruns, they became students again, taking classes with some of the university’s leading professors during Summer on the Hill, June 22-26.

The Hamilton International Film Festival is returning to Central New York for a third year and its organizers promise an all star lineup of films, charity-themed events, and red-carpet parties.

¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ President Jeffrey Herbst is among a group of university presidents who are visiting Israel this week. The presidents from around the nation consulted with the trip’s sponsor, Project Interchange, on the program that runs from July 4 -11.

Shortly after announcing her agenda that she hopes will focus New York State’s manufacturing efforts on clean energy and technology, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) stopped at ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ to talk to youths about their critical roles in science.

Forget summer break. ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ has spent the days since graduation busily poring over its ledgers, tallying the thanks it owes alumni, parents, and friends for their support in Fiscal Year 2011. The official count, announced today, comes to 39 million — the dollar amount raised from all sources between June 2010 through May 2011.

Attending the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar means being open to a different kind of film festival.  Don’t, for example, ask for a list of films to be screened, because you won’t get one. Do, however, be open to in-depth discussion, and lots of it.