This past February, the Board of Trustees approved five Colorado College professors for tenure. The primary role of tenure, according to Michael Cameron in the Journal of Student Affairs at New York University, is to ensure “the basic concept that faculty members who have served a proper period of apprenticeship shall enjoy security in their posts.” It is a degree of career protection awarded to those whose merit and performance in the classroom has been deemed outstanding.
Professor Marie Davis-Green works within the Theatre and Dance department. She attended Colorado State University and Yale University, where she received a B.A. in dance performance and M.F.A. in set and costume design, respectively. She has presented designs at international events and created original works. Professor Davis-Green is a devoted mentor who inspires all students with her emphasis on eco-conscious performance designs.
Professor Emilie Gray, from the Organismal Biology and Ecology department, eagerly shares her passion for science with all students. Student Kate Nelson described Gray as “phenomenal.” Professor Gray has studied internationally, with degrees from renowned institutes across the U.S. and France. Her focus is on the environmental adaptations of mosquitoes. Her favorite aspect of teaching at CC is “the freedom I have to be creative in the topics that I teach and the styles of learning that I can explore with students. I also thrive thanks to the enthusiasm students show in every class.”
Professor Jared Richman from the English department draws upon his studies in both the U.S. and the U.K. to teach courses that range from British Romanticism to satire, comics and graphic narrative, and pornography in the Age of Enlightenment.
He has published numerous articles and received fellowships from a range of influential institutions, including the Library of Congress.
Professor of Spanish Andreea Marinescu focused her language studies in Michigan but applies them to the world. Her students appreciate the way she uses Spanish to explore a wide range of crucial social issues, including exile, globalization, and violence. By emphasizing the history, political context, and rich cultural background of the language, she is able to take CC learning beyond the campus.
Professor Sanjaya Thakur, the primary Latin instructor in the Classics department, has spearheaded numerous summer courses where students explore Rome, Naples, and Sicily.
Professor Thakur brings ancient civilizations to life through courses that explore gender and sexuality, Roman history, and even ancient athletics.
Photographs courtesy of the Colorado College Departments of Theatre and Dance, Organismal Biology and Ecology, English, Spanish, and Classics.