Faculty Stories

Professor Zhiqun Zhu, political science and international relations, incorporates materials from both Western and non-Western sources to give his students a more balanced understanding of China.

The work of Professor Tulu Bayar, art & art history, includes sculpture, photography, found objects, video, performance, sound and installations.

The childhood experience of Professor Eddy Lopez, art & art history, who grew up in war-torn Nicaragua, is evident in his artwork.

Professor Dabrina Dutcher, chemistry and chemical engineering, grounds students' learning experiences in contemporary issues, such as the chemicals emitted by e-cigarettes.

Professor Joe Meiser, art & art history, seeks opportunities to collaborate with faculty and students from other academic departments in his teaching and creative process.

it’s more important than ever for the programmers and computer scientists behind technology to have a conscience, says Professor Felipe Perrone, computer science.

Professor Anjalee Deshpande Hutchinson, theatre & dance, employs a theatrical technique called devising, where students make observations and then collectively decide how to interpret them through performance.

Professor Er-Dong Hu, a child prodigy who was inducted into the Beijing Dance Academy's Hall of Fame, teaches all levels of ballet, pointe-variations, dance composition and Chinese water-sleeve.