Hobart and William Smith Colleges

New Faculty hired into tenurable positions July 1, 2026

Bryan Adams, Endowed Chair and Assistant Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Ph.D., Southern New Hampshire University, 2026
M.A., Nazareth University, 2009
B.A., Nazareth University, 2004

Jessica Farrell, Assistant Professor of History
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2025
B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 2009

Shanxiang Yang, Endowed Chair and Assistant Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship
Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2026
M.Sc., University of Macau, 2017
B.A., Sichuan International Studies University, 2014

New Faculty hired into temporary positions July 1, 2026

Alex Bezahler, Postdoctoral Fellow in International Relations
Ph.D., University of Iowa, 2026
M.A., University of Iowa, 2022
J.D., Temple University, 2018
M.S., University of Edinburgh, 2015
B.A., Trinity College, 2013

Sophia Buysse, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2026
B.A., College of Saint Benedict, 2020

Shlomo Gleibman, Postdoctoral Fellow in Religious Studies
Ph.D., York University, 2025
M.A., York University, 2009
B.A., Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 1996

Coraline Kandassamy, Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies
Ph.D., Florida Atlantic University, 2024
M.A., Paris-Sorbonne University, 2017
B.A., Paris-Sorbonne University, 2015

Michelle Meeks, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2026
M.A., Pennsylvania State University, 2023
B.A., Emory University, 2020

Laura Muscalu, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychological Science
Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University and Pomona College, 2007
M.A., Boston College, 2001
B.A., University of Bucharest, 1996

Jason “J-Sun” Noer, Visiting Assistant Professor of Dance and Movement Studies
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2023
M.A., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2017
B.A., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2012

Rachel Stubler, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D, Medical University of South Carolina, 2025
B.S., Gannon University, 2021

Seth Thomas, Visiting Assistant Professor of German Area Studies
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2026
M.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2019
B.A., Idaho State University, 2014

Elizabeth Wells, Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing
Ph.D., University of Louisiana, 2018
M.A., University of Louisiana, 2005
B.A., University of Dallas, 2003

Bill Zuk, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1986
B.S., Utica College, 1979

New Faculty hired into part-time positions

Dan Beachy-Quick, Trias Writer-in-Residence
Jennifer Davison, Educational Studies
Elle Desjardins, Art and Architecture
Yan Pang, Music
Amelia Rojek, Dance and Movement Studies
Nicolas Shannon Savard, Theatre
Sophia Taborski, Art and Architecture