Academic departments
As an educational institution, our academic departments are at the heart of Earlham College. And like the rest of the College, our academic departments are governed through consensus and collaboration—which means that rather than chairs, our departments have conveners.
Find a full list of current academic department conveners below.
Departments | Interdisciplinary programs | Applied minors | Other programs | Epic centers
| Division | Convener |
|---|---|
| Humanities | Maxwell Paule |
| Natural Sciences | Charlie Peck |
| Social Sciences | Maggie Thomas |
| Visual and Performing Arts | Mia Slayton |
| Department | Convener |
|---|---|
| Art | Shannon Flaherty |
| Athletics, Wellness and Physical Education | Cathryn Dickman |
| Biology | Lindsey McGee |
| Business | Ryan Hudgins |
| Chemistry | Mark Stocksdale |
| Computer Science | Doug Harms |
| Economics | Mark Lautzenheiser |
| English | Nate Eastman |
| Earth and Environmental Science | Andy Moore |
| History | Elana Passman |
| Languages and Cultures | Maxwell Paule |
| Ancient and Classical Studies | Susan Wise |
| French and Francophone Studies | Karim Sagna |
| Spanish and Hispanic Studies | Belen Villareal |
| Mathematics | Naomi Boulware |
| Music | Forrest Tobey |
| Philosophy | Ferit Güven |
| Physics, Engineering and Astronomy | Seth Hopper |
| Politics | Thor Hogan |
| Psychology | Maggie Thomas |
| Religion | Rebecca Wartell |
| Sociology/Anthropology | Peter Carlo Becerra |
| Theatre Arts | Lynne Perkins Socey |
| Interdisciplinary Programs | Director/Convener |
|---|---|
| African and African American studies | Womai Song (Director) |
| Biochemistry | Kalani Seu Lexie Kuzmishin Nagy |
| Data Science | Malik Barrett |
| Environmental Sustainability | Scott Hess |
| Exercise, Sport, and Health Studies | Mike Deibel |
| Film Studies | Ferit Güven |
| International Studies | Peng Yu |
| Japanese Studies | Tiffany Hong |
| Jewish Studies | Rebecca Wartell |
| Media and Communications | Victor Kumar |
| Museum Studies | Ann-Eliza Lewis |
| Neuroscience | Beth Mechlin |
| Peace and Global Studies | Joanna Swanger |
| Pre-Engineering | Seth Hopper |
| Public Health | Cathryn Dickman |
| Quality Science | Corinne Deibel |
| Social Services | Rachael Reavis |
| Women’s, Gender, Sexuality Studies | Ryan Murphy |
| Applied minors | Convener(s) |
|---|---|
| Anthrozoology | Maggie Thomas |
| Arts, Nature and Conservation | Wendy Tori Judy Wojcik |
| Arts Management | Lynne Perkins-Socey |
| Contemplative Studies | Forrest Tobey |
| Digital Arts | TBA |
| Medical Humanities | Vince Punzo |
| Outdoor Education | Kim Reid |
| Shakespeare Studies | Nate Eastman & Mia Slayton |
| Sustainability and Management | Jamey Pavey |
| Sustainable Agriculture | Jamey Pavey |
| Other Programs | Director(s) |
|---|---|
| Earlham Seminars | Nate Eastman |
| Honors Program | Nate Eastman |
| Joseph Moore Museum | Ann-Eliza Lewis |
| LIFT Program | Amy Bryant |
| Epic Centers | Director(s) |
|---|---|
| Center for Career Education | Mila Cooper |
| Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Creativity | Gene Hambrick |
| Center for Environmental Leadership | Jamey Pavey |
| Center for Global Education | Roger Adkins |
| Center for Global Health | Peter Blair |
| Center for Social Justice | O’Jeanique Twyman-Washington |