CONWAY, Ark. (May 8, 2014) – Hendrix has completed 15
faculty searches to fill vacant positions for the 2014-2015 academic year. The
appointments were approved by the Hendrix College Board of Trustees at the May
board meeting.
New
Hendrix faculty members include:
- Josh
Glick, Assistant Professor of English-Film Studies (to begin in 2015) *
- Mark
Goadrich, Associate Professor of Computer Science*
- Sarah
Grant, Luce Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Southeast Asian Studies (externally
funded)
- Michael
Heil, Assistant Professor of History
- Jessica
Jacobs, Visiting Assistant Professor of English
- Veronika
Jeltsch, Visiting Assistant Professor of German
- Peter
Kett, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Andrew
Morgan, Assistant Professor of Music (Director of Hendrix Choir) *
- Mario
Muscedere, Assistant Professor of Biology*
- Sarah
Richison, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts and Dance and Director
of the Dance Ensemble (spring semester)
- Sheila
Rupert, Instructor of Kinesiology
- Debapriya
Sarkar, Assistant Professor of English*
- Felipe
Pruneda Senties, Pre-Doctoral Teaching Fellow, Film Studies
- David
Skubby, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology
- Marjorie
Swann, Professor of English*
- Sara
Taylor, Assistant Professor of Psychology*
- William
Tsutsui, Professor of History
- Eva
Windsor, Assistant Professor of Education
*Denotes tenure-track appointment
One tenure-track and two limited term searches are ongoing.
One tenure-track and one limited term position were filled with faculty already
in visiting positions. [UPDATE: The following faculty additions have been made: Maureen McClung/biology, Katherine Marvin/chemistry and Savan Kharel/physics - sabbatical replacement]
Founded in 1876, Hendrix
College is a national leader in engaged liberal arts and sciences education.
For the sixth consecutive year, Hendrix was named one of the country’s “Up and
Coming” liberal arts colleges by
U.S.
News and World Report. Hendrix is
featured in the latest edition of
Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That Will
Change the Way You Think about Colleges, as well as the 2014 Princeton Review’s
The Best 378 Colleges,
Forbes magazine's list of
America's Top Colleges, and
the 2014 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Hendrix has been affiliated with the United
Methodist Church since 1884. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.