
Welcoming Our New Faculty
We are very proud to introduce 18 new faculty members this fall—the largest expansion of the full-time faculty of School of Liberal Arts since the post-Katrina rebuild.
Our new colleagues bring exceptional talent as scholars and teachers, open exciting new areas of research, and energize us with brilliant creativity. Their presence enriches our community in so many ways.
We invite you to learn a little about each of them below, and I encourage all students to introduce yourselves.
To our new colleagues: Welcome!
—Brian T. Edwards, Dean and Professor
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Katharine Lee
Assistant Professor
Anthropology

Fan Zhang
Assistant Professor
Art / Asian Studies

Saeko Yatsuka-Jensen
Professor of Practice
Asian Studies

Kiran Bhatia
Assistant Professor
Communication

Edmond Ernest dit Alban
Assistant Professor
Communication / Asian Studies

Duane Prefume
Professor of Practice
Digital Media Practices (DMP)

Katy Bergstrom
Assistant Professor
Economics

C. Justin Cook
Associate Professor
Economics / Murphy Institute

Ladee Hubbard
Assistant Professor
English

Bernice McFadden
Assistant Professor
English

Karisma Price
Assistant Professor
English

Caroline Arruda
Associate Professor
Philosophy / Murphy Institute

Joshua Basseches
Assistant Professor
Political Science /
Environmental Studies

Brandon Davis
Assistant Professor
Political Science

Andrew Leber
Assistant Professor
Political Science / Middle East & North African Studies

Gwen Prowse
Assistant Professor
Political Science / Africana Studies

William Taylor
Professor of Practice
Strategy, Leadership & Analytics (SLAM)

Yasmina Aidi
Assistant Professor
Spanish & Portuguese / MENA

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