{"id":52617,"date":"2022-08-30T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=52617"},"modified":"2022-09-06T15:40:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T19:40:09","slug":"emu-welcomes-new-faculty-for-2022-23-academic-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/emu-welcomes-new-faculty-for-2022-23-academic-year\/","title":{"rendered":"EMU welcomes new faculty for 2022-23 academic year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following new faculty were welcomed to Eastern Mennonite University, as announced by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/fk938\">Fred Kniss<\/a>, provost, and deans <strong>David Brubaker<\/strong>, School of Social Sciences and Professions: <strong>Daniel Ott<\/strong>, School of Theology, Humanities and Performing Arts; and Tara Kishbaugh, School of Sciences, Engineering, Art and Nursing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Tenure<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The following were part of a cohort hire anticipating a cohort hire focused on recruiting scholars who work collaboratively across different disciplines with research agendas and pedagogical commitments that address social justice, racial equity, peacebuilding, restorative justice, non-Western thought, and other areas of study advancing equity and inclusion.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">School of Theology, Humanities and Performing Arts<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daniel Ott,<\/strong> <em>Dean and Professor of Theology and Religious Studies<\/em>. B.M., West Virginia University; M.Div., Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Timothy Reardon, <\/strong><em>Assistant Professor of New Testament<\/em>. B.A., Houghton College; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminary; Th.M., Princeton Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">School of Social Sciences and Professions<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gaurav J. Pathania,<\/strong> <em>Assistant Professor of Sociology and Peacebuilding<\/em>. M.A., Kurukshetra University; M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University; M.Phil., Jawaharlal Nehru University; Ph.D., Jawaharlal Nehru University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paula Facci<\/strong>, <em>Assistant Professor of Peacebuilding<\/em>. 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B.S., Eastern Mennonite University; M.Ed., James Madison University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kim Hall, <\/strong><em>Instructor of Psychology<\/em>. B.A., State University of New York College at Geneseo; M.A., Ed.S., James Madison University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christopher Harris,<\/strong> <em>Instructor of Speech<\/em>. B.A., Bridgewater College; M.A., Spring Arbor University; M.A., George Washington University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Heike Peckruhn<\/strong>, <em>Associate Professor of Religious Studies<\/em>. B.Th. 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