Meet our new faculty · News · Lafayette College Introducing dynamic educators and scholars joining the Lafayette community Photos by Rick Smith With expertise across more than 50 areas of study , faculty at Lafayette College are renowned leaders in their fields, exceptional educators, and dedicated mentors. Committed to scholarship and hands-on learning, their work impacts our students every day through classroom experiences and research opportunities. Lafayette College is proud to welcome new faculty to the College community. Tenure-track faculty Visiting faculty Librarians Tenure jump to link Tenure-track faculty Lafayette welcomed 16 tenure-track faculty members starting this 2025-26 academic year. They bring diverse backgrounds and perspectives to inspire students in the College’s intimate learning environment, continuing a nearly 200-year tradition of strong student-faculty mentorship. “I had the pleasure of spending some hours with these thoughtful scholars and teachers the week before the semester began. They bring a vast array of expertise across the curriculum and already boast an impressive number of publications, creative projects, performances, and contributions to fields across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, interdisciplinary programs, and engineering,” says Provost Laura McGrane . “As we welcome these new professors, we catch a glimpse of the powerful ways that Lafayette will continue to evolve in the coming decades.” Andy Ackerman mathematical sciences Kenzie Burns civil and environmental engineering Anna Callis government and law Arielle Carr mathematical sciences Rosalie Connell mechanical engineering Jessie Cortez Mark Daley chemical and biomolecular engineering Matthew DeMaio anthropology and sociology Alice Heeren art Abby Lau mathematical sciences Ben Levy physics Melissa Livingston theater Caitlin Madison psychology Elizabeth Patterson geology and environmental geosciences Anastasia Thévenin chemistry Qiong Wu philosophy Visiting Faculty jump to link Visiting faculty Lafayette College is also proud to welcome visiting faculty for the 2025-26 academic year. “We are pleased to have these visiting scholars and teachers in our midst. They bring new areas of study to the curriculum and energize current courses across our departments and programs,” says Provost Laura McGrane . “Our strong relationships with these visiting faculty also allow Lafayette to build networks of scholarly communities across the world.” Layla Al-Shaer , biology Puspi Amri , economics Chris Badami , music Gregory Campbell , mechanical engineering Haydar Darici , anthropology and sociology Maria Hatalis , economics Monica Heilman , anthropology and sociology Nathaniel Jezzi , philosophy J Selke , religious studies Kath Yarkowsky , art Librarians jump to link Librarians Lafayette also welcomes new librarians to the College: Cory Budden , research and instruction librarian Missy Nerino , archivist Categorized in: Academic News Faculty and Staff Faculty Profiles Featured News News and Features Our Pulse Our People