DoF/VPAA Search

This is a page for students interested in the Dean of Faculty hiring process to get updated on what's going on. This page will be updated with new information as the process moves forward.

What is a Dean of Faculty/Vice President of Academic Affairs at Hampshire College?

The DoF/VPAA is the chief academic officer of the college. They are responsible for representing the faculty to the president and the president to the faculty. The student academic experience is shaped by the weight of the faculty workload. It the job of the Dean of Faculty to manage that workload and everything that goes along with that. Therefore it is critical that we have student feedback and involvement in this stage of the DoF/VPAA search process.

After a complete review of candidates for the position we are pleased to announce that the following four outstanding candidates will visit the campus during the month of April:

Evelyn Staudinger is currently Associate Provost and Professor of History at Wheaton College. She has been Director of the Evelyn Danzig Hass ’39 Visiting Artists Program and has served on the Board of Directors of the International Center of Medieval Art. She received her Ph.D. in Art History from Brown University.

James Ostrow is currently Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Sociology at Lasell College. He has served as Director of Academic Affairs at Pennsylvania State University and as a visiting team member for the Commission on Higher Education for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from Boston University.

Kendrick Brown is currently the Associate Dean of Faculty and Associate Professor of Psychology at Macalester College. He has been Chair of the Psychology Department and Co-Chair of the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department at Macalester. He is a member of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Michigan.

Eva Rueschmann is a Professor of Cultural Studies at Hampshire College. She has also served as the Dean of Academic Support and Advising at Hampshire College and is a member of the British New Zealand Studies Association Steering Council and the Centre of New Zealand Studies. She received her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

   Schedule for Candidate Visits: 

Evelyn Staudinger


 * April 2

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Open Meeting with Faculty: West Lecture Hall 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Reception with Faculty: Mezzanine outside West Lecture Hall


 * April 3

9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Open time for Faculty: Bradford College 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Open Meeting with Staff: Main Lecture Hall 12:05 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Lunch with Students: Middle Room of the Dining Commons 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Reception with Faculty and the community: Faculty Lounge 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Open meeting with Students: East Lecture Hall

James Ostrow

 


 * April 10

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Open Meeting with Faculty: West Lecture Hall 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Reception with Faculty: Mezzanine outside West Lecture Hall


 * April 11

9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Open time for Faculty: Bradford Room 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Open Meeting with Staff: West Lecture Hall 12:05 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Lunch with Students: Middle Room of the Dining Commons 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Reception with Faculty and the community: Faculty Lounge 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Open meeting with Students: Back Room of the Dining Commons

Kendrick Brown


 * April 17

4:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Open Meeting with Faculty: West Lecture Hall 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Reception with Faculty: Mezzanine outside of the West Lecture Hall


 * April 18

9:00 a.m.- 9:50 a.m. Open time for Faculty: Bradford Room 10:45 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Open Meeting with Staff: West Lecture Hall 12:05 p.m.- 1:15 p.m. Lunch with Students: Middle Room of the Dining Commons 2:30 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. Reception with Faculty and the community: Library Gallery (TBD) 3:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Open meeting with Students: Back Room of the Dining Commons

Eva Rueschmann

 


 * April 24

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Open Meeting with Faculty: West Lecture Hall 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Reception with Faculty: Mezzanine outside of West Lecture Hall


 * April 25

9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Open time for Faculty: Bradford Room 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Open Meeting with Staff: Main Lecture Hall 12:05 p.m.-1:15 p.m. Lunch with Students: Middle Room of the Dining Commons 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Reception with Faculty and the community: Faculty Lounge 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Open meeting with Students: Back Room of the Dining Commons

Please direct any questions comments or concerns about the Dean of Faculty/ Vice President of Academic Affairs Search Committee to Jake (jaeh08@hampshire.edu) and Staci (sra08@hampshire.edu).


 * April 10
 * April 11
 * April 17
 * April 18
 * April 25