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As part of its continuing Common Ground speaker series, Hamilton College is presenting three programs this semester that address significant issues in the news and in our daily conversations. All programs are free and open to the public.

Forty-four members of the Class of 2023 and 10 transfer students arrived on a cold but sunny campus on Jan. 17 to officially begin their Hamilton experience and take part in new student orientation. The College offers January admission to roughly 45 students each year to fill vacancies created by students on leave and studying abroad.

"Well, people say this a lot, but pretty much everyone you run into here is friendly. I got that vibe when I was here for my interview, and every time I’ve needed help with anything, there have been two or three people willing to offer it."

When the BBC asked a panel of writers, curators, and critics to choose “100 genre-busting novels that have had an impact on their lives,” Home Fire, Kamila Shamsie ’94 made the list.

Eugene M. Tobin, the 18th president of Hamilton College, received a Lifetime Distinguished Achievement Award from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC). The honor, which is given only in exceptional circumstances, was presented January 6 at CIC’s annual Presidents Institute in Marco Island, Fla.

Bioethics students try their hand at podcasting to address topics such as stem cell therapy, predicting criminality, and data privacy.

Photographer Josh McKee has been capturing the action for Hamilton’s sports teams for seven years. From the artistic to the action-packed, and from practices to NCAA and NESCAC postseason play, here are some of his favorite images from the past 12 months.

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.