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Three
Faculty Appointed Chaired Professors
The Smith College Board
of Trustees recently conferred chaired professorships on
three Smith faculty members. The appointments became effective
July 1, 2011. They are:
Professor Connolly received
undergraduate degrees from Fordham University and Oxford
University, and a doctorate from Harvard University. He has
taught at Smith since 1973 and was promoted to professor
in 1988. Professor Connolly's research interests are in philosophy
of mind, Wittgenstein, contemporary German philosophy, philosophical
hermeneutics, medieval philosophy (especially Meister Eckhart),
and issues of academic freedom and tolerance. He is currently
completing a book on the concept of will in medieval philosophy,
with a special focus on Meister Eckhart. He teaches The
Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein
and Business Ethics: Moral Issues in the Boardroom
and the Classroom. He has served as Provost and Dean of the
Faculty and as Acting President. He received the John M.
Greene Award in 2002.
Professor Henle received an
undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and a doctorate
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He arrived
at Smith in 1976 and was promoted to professor in 1988. He
has published on set theory, calculus, logic, the logic of
infinities, mathematics pedagogy and puzzles. He teaches Linear
Algebra and Valid and Invalid Reasoning: What Follows from
What? He has served on several major committees, including
the Committee on Tenure and Promotion and the Committee on
Academic Priorities. He was instrumental in establishing
the Smith Center for Women and Mathematics, which was recently
recognized by the American Mathematical Society as a program
that does an outstanding job of encouraging women and members
of underrepresented minority groups to pursue studies in the
mathematical sciences.
Professor Newbury received a
bachelor's degree from Willamette University, and a master's
and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
She began teaching at Smith in 2001 as a visiting professor,
and was hired as a professor of government in 2002, a joint
appointment between Smith and the Five Colleges. She has
written and spoken extensively about Central and Eastern
Africa, especially Rwanda, Burundi, and the Congo. She teaches
Women and Politics in Africa and a Seminar in Comparative
Government: The Rwanda Genocide in Comparative Perspective.
She has served as president of the African Studies Association
and is currently director of the Five College African Scholars
Program.
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