This academic year, the departments of Economics, Education, Political Science, and Sociology all added faculty members to their ranks. Welcome to these new members of our community!

This semester, Arts & Sciences has added 35 exceptional new faculty members to our ranks. This new cohort will infuse additional expertise and enthusiasm across our classrooms, labs, and studios.

Professor of African and African-American Studies and Sociology faculty affiliate Geoff Ward reflects on the nation's long history of racial violence

Professor of Sociology Jake Rosenfeld comments on the prospective landscape of Biden's union support

“You can work from home, and you can be away from a lot of the interpersonal challenges that can make it harder for Black workers,” Sociology professor Adia Harvey Wingfield said. “But I worry that working from home will also take Black workers out of the networks and connections that they need to advance in the modern workplace.”

In her new role, Wingfield will help to advance diversity and inclusion efforts for Arts & Sciences faculty.

The Chancellor’s Career Fellowship, launched in 2020, provides undergraduates with career-oriented opportunities without financial limitations. Among the 61 students selected for the inaugural class of fellows, 41 are members of the College of Arts & Sciences.

The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program supports original undergraduate research projects pertaining to identity, social justice, and diversity. This fall, Jonathan Fenderson will take the helm of the program.

Tila Neguse is assistant director of the Washington University Center on Race, Ethnicity and Equity. She continues to help lead the Divided City initiative, housed in the Center for the Humanities, in her new position.