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In an email to the Hamilton community on Sept. 26, Provost and Dean of Faculty Ngoni Munemo announced the death of Burgess Professor of Romance Languages and Literature Emeritus Rouben Cholakian.

Martine Guyot-Bender curated a program of Cambodian films at the 28th Maine International Film Festival in Waterville, Maine. The selection featured five works from Cambodia’s emerging New Wave, ranging from shorts to feature-length films. Filmmaker and producer Kavich Neang traveled from Cambodia to present his acclaimed film Last Night I Saw You Smiling (2019).

Professor of French and Francophone Studies Martine Guyot-Bender recently attended the 34th installment of Côté Court, the longest-running short film festival outside of Paris.

Professor of French Cheryl Morgan is the editor of a newly published special volume of Women in French Studies “Tu es drôle pour une fille:”: Funny Women in French from the Salon to YouTube (Vol. 10, 2024).

While many members of Hamilton’s Class of 2024 have launched careers, others are embarking on graduate study.

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies Claire Mouflard’s article, "Race, Class, and the Imminence of Revolt in Leïla Slimani’s Chanson douce," was published in the peer-reviewed journal Women in French in December 2024.

Learn about just a few of our students’ and faculty members' accomplishments this summer and as the academic year gets underway.

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies Claire Mouflard was selected to join the Fulbright U.S. Student Program National Screening Committee for a three-year term.

Forty-five new faculty members have entered Hamilton’s ranks, including nine tenure-track professors in anthropology, art, computer science, dance and movement studies, economics, government, mathematics and statistics, music, and Russian. They join 31 visiting professors and lecturers, and four teaching fellows for the 2024-25 academic year.

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies Claire Mouflard is the co-editor of Gender in French Banlieue Cinema: Intersectional Perspectives, published recently by Lexington Books.