Arts and Sciences to Welcome New Faculty

Fourteen new professors will join the faculty during the 2025-26 academic year.

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will welcome 14 scholars during the 2025-26 academic year.

“I am delighted to welcome you to our Arts and Sciences community,” Dean Elizabeth F. Smith said in a message to new faculty. “You will soon be among an exceptional cohort of scholars, artists, and educators whose work and presence are central to the life of our campus.”

The following professors will join 13 departments and programs across the Faculty Arts and Sciences, Dartmouth’s largest and most disciplinarily diverse faculty.

Valentina Apresyan
Associate Professor of East European, Eurasian, and Russian Studies

Keng-Chi Chang
Assistant Professor of Quantitative Social Science

Sandhya Dirks
Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing

Samia Hesni
Associate Professor of Philosophy

Nianqiao Ju
Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Emily Lacroix
Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences

Abhishek Mallick
Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Jessica Mutz
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Dawit Petros
Associate Professor of Studio Art

Brian Plancher
Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Mimi Nguyen
Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Keidrick Roy
Assistant Professor of Government

Tara Suri
Assistant Professor of History

Arianna Varuolo-Clarke
Assistant Professor of Geography

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