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Hamilton welcomes 40 new faculty members for the 2026-27 academic year, including six tenure-track professors in Economics, French and Francophone Studies, Government, German/Russian/Italian/Arabic, History, and Mathematics and Statistics.

Professor of French and Francophone Studies Martine Guyot-Bender will spend this fall in Cambodia studying the country’s emerging art-house cinema and teaching screenwriting at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, after having been selected for the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. Her research will explore how a new generation of Cambodian filmmakers represents a society still navigating the legacy of the Khmer Rouge while moving toward modernization.

Five members of Hamilton’s Class of ’26 will be leaving College Hill for classrooms abroad through the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship program.

This year, we celebrate 10 faculty members whose years of teaching have left a lasting mark on the Hamilton community. Retiring in June are Mark Bailey (computer science), Erol Balkan (economics), Sally Cockburn (mathematics), Ella Gant (art), Patty Kloidt (physical education), Cheryl Morgan (French), Quincy Newell (religious studies), Onno Oerlemans (literature), Margie Thickstun (literature), and Bruce Walczyk (dance).

Professor of French and Francophone Studies Martine Guyot-Bender was invited by the Language, Literature and Linguistic department at Syracuse University to deliver the keynote address at the 27th conference themed “(De)construction.”

Professor of French and Francophone Studies Cheryl Morgan gave a paper at the annual Nineteenth Century French Studies Colloquium, held from Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies Claire Mouflard presented on how to introduce lesser-known Francophone authors in the curriculum at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association conference on Nov. 7 in Atlanta.

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.