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Associate Professor of German and Russian Languages and Literatures (Russian) Emeritus Frank Sciacca recently gifted a collection of books related to Ukrainian arts and culture to The Icon Museum and Study Center.

Five Hamilton College seniors will embark to other countries through the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship program, where they will polish their teaching skills, learn new languages, and serve as cultural ambassadors.

For most people, international sports competitions are accessible only through TV screens. In January, however, Kate Stewart ’84 was toeing the line in precisely such an event, competing in speed skating at the World Masters Allround Games.

Assistant Professor of German Studies Franziska Schweiger was selected to participate in a four-week summer residency program at the National Humanities Center in Research Triangle Park, N.C.

Amidst the bustling crowds at Commons and McEwen dining halls, language faculty and students sit around a table to enjoy a meal while conversing in their chosen studied language. Hamilton’s “language tables,” as they are known, provide both valuable speaking experience and community building opportunities.

Hamilton welcomed 51 new faculty members including eight new tenure-track in addition to visiting professors, lecturers, and teaching fellows for the 2021-22 academic year. The College is in the midst of a 10-year period, begun in 2015, during which nearly half of its faculty will reach average retirement age.

Given the chance to serve as a Young Ambassador for The German Academic Exchange Service, Eamon Gibbons ’21, a biology major and German minor, eagerly said yes.

Assistant Professor of German & Russian Jason Cieply published an article, "The Enthusiastic Objectifications of Skaz: Mikhail Zoshchenko and the 'Simple-Souled' Soviet Reception of Jazz," in the Summer 2020 issue of Russian Review.

The sequence of events lined up perfectly. In July, Charlotte Carstens ’16 finished up a five-month fellowship at the German Bundestag in Berlin just in time to begin a two-year master’s program in German and European studies at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Hamilton College offers students the opportunity to study over 10 languages from Chinese and Spanish to Arabic and Japanese. While most of the learning takes place inside the classroom, foreign language enthusiasts have ample opportunity to brush up on their language and culture skills within the community.