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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.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the American Society of the French Academic Palms (ASFAP), Professor Emeritus of French John C. O'Neal was invited to dinner with France's ambassador to the United States, Philippe Etienne, at his residence in Washington, D.C.

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies Claire Mouflard's article, "Stages, Streets, and Social Media: Intersectional Feminism and Online Activism in France during the Pandemic ," was published in the peer-reviewed journal French Politics, Culture & Society in October 2022.

“Typically American? Paris in Contemporary American Crime Fiction,” by Professor of French Cheryl Morgan, was recently published in an edited volume of essays titled Paris in the Americas: Yesterday and Today.

L’impair de la nation, by Professor of French Joseph Mwantuali, was recently published in Paris by Présence Africaine.

John Myles ’24 has now spent two summers in Utqiagvik, Alaska, a small city in northern Alaska with a dense and unique shorebird population. As part of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service research team, he searched for shorebird nests, monitored chick hatches, and tagged adult birds.

Two sessions were held in honor of Professor of French Roberta (Bonnie) Krueger at the 57th Annual Conference on Medieval Studies, organized by Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Mich., on May 11.

Arianna Robertson ’23 recently presented her Emerson grant research project at the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) convention.

Five Hamilton College faculty members were approved for tenure by the College’s Board of Trustees at its March meeting. They include Vikranth Bejjanki (psychology, neuroscience), Kira Jumet (government), Celeste Day Moore (history), Claire Mouflard (French and Francophone studies), and Rachel White (psychology).

Professor of French Cheryl Morgan recently published “Voices Carry: Jeanne Marni’s Urban Comic” in a special issue of Romanic Review.