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As the debt-limit debate went into hyperdrive after news of a deal filtered out of the nation’s capital on Sunday night, ´ó·¢²ÊƱ economics professor Thomas Michl urged political leaders to tone down the demagoguery and focus on the real issue at hand: creating jobs.

Robert Simpson ’97 has been chosen by N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help lead a new organization tasked with better coordinating economic development opportunities in central New York.

Two accomplished alumni have been selected to lead ´ó·¢²ÊƱ’s Board of Trustees. Denis F. Cronin ’69 was elected chair, and Robert A. Kindler ’76 was named vice chair during the group’s June meeting.

A ´ó·¢²ÊƱ liberal arts education leads to successful careers, a recent survey shows. A study by PayScale provides concrete evidence that ´ó·¢²ÊƱ 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 ´ó·¢²ÊƱ 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 ´ó·¢²ÊƱ 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.

´ó·¢²ÊƱ 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.