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Hamilton College Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Suzanne Keen has appointed Professor Penny Yee as the next associate dean of faculty effective July 1. She will replace Associate Dean and Professor of Literature Onno Oerlemans, who will resume teaching full time in the Literature and Creative Writing Department after a year’s sabbatical.

As a group of first-year students, known affectionately as the “Jans,” experience their first week on campus with the rest of the school, Jan alums offer some advice. No matter what their class year, they all agree that branching out and preparing for the weather are a must.

A review of Professor of History Maurice Isserman’s The Winter Army: The World War II Odyssey of the 10th Mountain Division, America’s Elite Alpine Warriors led The Wall Street Journal’s Book Review section in its Dec. 27 edition.

Director of Learning & Research Services Beth Bohstedt co-authored an essay titled Digital Agility: Embracing a Holistic Approach to Digital Literacy in the Liberal Arts in which she asked and responded to a series of questions related to digital readiness.

One of the joys of her work week, maybe the main joy, is her column, “Big Little Recipes,” in which Emma Laperruque ’14 presents a recipe she’s created for its deliciousness and its relative few ingredients. She's a writer and recipe developer for Food52.

In an essay titled “Proposed changes to Title IX will not solve the problem of sexual assaults on college campuses,” co-authors President David Wippman and Professor of American Studies Glenn C. Altschuler critique Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ Title IX draft regulations.

Five Hamilton juniors have been awarded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for study abroad during the spring 2020 semester. Recipients are Erin Bryant, Diamond Jackson, Savannah Kelly, Lynn Kim, and Maya Taliaferro.

It’s the time of the year to roll out “top 10” lists. Here’s a look at the Hamilton news readers found most captivating in 2019.

From questioning whether a coup should ever be labeled “good” to protesting recent immigration policies, opinions expressed by faculty appeared in major national publications via essays and letters to the editor throughout the year.

Digital media interns, who comb campus looking for real-life moments and the perfect photo, selected some of their favorite images from the past semester, and we've turned those into a Top 10 slideshow for you to enjoy.