EDITOR’S NOTE
Welcome to this year’s edition of the New College magazine. Last year, our 175th, was a busy one for us. A year of high-profile events culminating in the outstanding Winter Tales book festival (see page 14) brought together friends of the School from near and far. This year promises to be no less exciting, with a range of new faculty appointments bringing their own dynamism to our community’s world class scholarship – including Prof. Rachel Muers, our new Chair of Divinity.
Prospective students often ask what they might do with a degree from the School of Divinity. This year, we are pleased to bring you two interviews with former students on their time on the Mound and careers thereafter: the award-winning journalist Will Lyons (The Wall Street Journal and The Sunday Times), and Dr Joseph Morrow, the current Lord Lyon King of Arms. We hope their stories inspire you.
As ever, we are glad to celebrate all the successes of our alumni community, and are always pleased to hear from former students about developments in their own lives.
Dr James Eglinton
Email: James.Eglinton@ed.ac.uk