Chairs
Department and program chairs typically rotate on a five year basis.
Chairs of departments play significant roles in:
- The promotion and tenure process
- The development of annual budgets
- Organizing the annual schedule of courses
- Staffing
- All other leadership roles in departments
Chairs and Directors meet several times a year as a group chaired by the Dean of the College.
Department Chairs & Academic Program Directors 2020 - 2021
American Studies: Woody Register
Anthropology: Richard Allan O'Connor
Art, Art History, & Visual Studies: Jeffrey Thompson
Asian Studies: Scott Howard Wilson
Biochemistry: Bethel Sharma Seballos
Biology: Alyssa R. Summers
Business: Eric Zinn
Chemistry: Deon T. Miles
Classics: Chris McDonough
Computer Science: Lucia Dale
Earth & Environmental Systems: C. Ken Smith & Sarah C. Sherwood
Economics: Katherine C. Theyson
English: Jennifer D. Michael
French & French Studies: Aymeric Glacet
German & German Studies: Liesl Allingham
History: Susan J. Ridyard
Integrated Program in the Environment: Deborah McGrath
Interdisciplinary Humanities: Jeffrey Thompson
International & Global Studies: Donna Murdock (Easter) & Shana Minkin (Easter)
Italian: (see Spanish & Italian)
Mathematics: Matthew Rudd
Medieval Studies: Susan J. Ridyard
Music: Stephen Miller
Neuroscience: Helen Bateman
Philosophy: Chris Conn
Physics & Astronomy: Benito T. Szapiro
Politics: Andrea C. Hatcher
Psychology: C. Albert Bardi
Religious Studies: Eric Thurman
Rhetoric: Sean Patrick O'Rourke
Russian: Mark Preslar
Spanish & Italian: Stephen B. Raulston
Teacher Education: Betsy Sandlin, Acting
Theatre & Dance: Jennifer Matthews
Women & Gender Studies: Andrea Mansker
