Welcome 2009-2010 New Faculty
Dear Faculty Colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that we welcome a very exciting group of new colleagues to Wake Forest this fall. These scholars will add to our intellectual depth all across the university and to our academic distinction as well. Members of the group have written attention-getting articles and books, explained their findings to the public through the press around the globe, and received national fellowships and awards. We look forward to their contributions to our community and to watching their careers reach new levels of excellence at Wake Forest.
After meeting our new colleagues and learning about their interests and goals, I am confident that they will also add to our record as a faculty that is rare in higher education—top researchers at the peak of our disciplines who have chosen to focus on teaching as well as research. This commitment is unusual among academic researchers in highly specialized areas and we are pleased that it is an important part of our special signature.
I invite you to read more about our new colleagues below and hope you will make a special effort to greet them on campus. I am sure they have heard about our particular brand of hospitality and warmth. Let’s encourage them to feel at home here right away!
With best wishes,
Jill Tiefenthaler
Provost