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 | Kari Kalve |
| Natural Sciences | Charlie Peck (Fall ’20) and Michael Lerner (Spring ’21) |
| Social Sciences | Rebecca Jestice |
| Visual and Performing Arts | Mia Slayton |
| Department | Convener |
|---|---|
| Art | Nancy Taylor |
| Athletics, Wellness and Physical Education | Cathryn Dickman |
| Biology | Chris Smith |
| Chemistry | Lori Watson |
| Computer Science | David Barbella |
| Economics | Rajaram Krishnan |
| English | Scott Hess |
| Earth and Environmental Science | Andy Moore |
| History | Tom Hamm |
| Languages and Cultures | Karim Sagna |
| Ancient and Classical Studies | Maxwell Paule |
| Chinese Languages | Ying Liu |
| Chinese Studies | Kari Kalve |
| Comparative Languages and Linguistics | Yasumi Kuriya (Spring ’21) |
| French and Francophone Studies | Karim Sagna |
| Japanese Languages and Linguistics | Yasumi Kuriya (Spring ’21) |
| Spanish and Hispanic Studies | Belén Villarreal (Spring ’21) Rodolfo Guzmán (Fall ’21) |
| TESOL | Candice Marshall |
| Mathematics | Malik Barrett |
| Music | Forrest Tobey |
| Philosophy | Ferit Güven |
| Physics and Astronomy | Michael Lerner |
| Politics | Thor Hogan |
| Psychology | Vince Punzo |
| Religion | Rebekah Trollinger |
| Sociology/Anthropology | Nora Taplin-Kaguru |
| Theatre Arts | Lynne Perkins Socey |
| Interdisciplinary Programs | Director/Convener |
|---|---|
| African and African American studies | James Logan (Director) Womai Song (Convener) |
| Archaeology | Cynthia Fadem |
| Biochemistry | Kalani Seu |
| Data Science | Fariba Khoshnasib-Zeinabad and Charlie Peck |
| Environmental Sustainability | Scott Hess |
| Equestrian Management | Cynthia Fadem |
| Global Management | Rebecca Jestice |
| Film Studies | Ferit Güven |
| International Studies | Jennifer Seely |
| Japanese Studies | Yasumasa Shigenaga |
| Jewish Studies | Elana Passman |
| Museum Studies | Ann-Eliza Lewis |
| Neuroscience | Beth Mechlin |
| Peace and Global Studies | Joanna Swanger |
| Pre-Engineering | Cynthia Fadem |
| Quality Science | Corinne Deibel |
| Social Services | Rachael Reavis |
| Women’s, Gender, Sexuality Studies | Ryan Murphy |
| Applied minors | Convener(s) |
|---|---|
| Arts Management | Lynne Perkins-Socey |
| Contemplative Studies | Forrest Tobey |
| Digital Arts | David Barbella |
| Education | Cammi Fulvi |
| Law and Social Justice | Jonathan Diskin |
| Leadership | Gene Hambrick |
| Medical Humanities | Mike Deibel |
| Outdoor Education | Kim Reid |
| Peace Corps Prep | Jennifer Seely |
| Shakespeare Studies | Nate Eastman & Mia Slayton |
| Sports Management | Seth Powless |
| Sustainability and Management | Jamey Pavey |
| Sustainable Agriculture | Jamey Pavey |
| Other Programs | Director(s) |
|---|---|
| Honors Program | Nate Eastman |
| Institute for Education on Japan | Dyron Dabney |
| Joseph Moore Museum | Heather Lerner |
| LIFT Program | Amy Bryant |
| EPIC Centers | Director(s) |
|---|---|
| Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Creativity | Gene Hambrick |
| Center for Environmental Leadership | Jamey Pavey |
| Center for Global and Career Education | Roger Adkins |
| Center for Global Health | Peter Blair |
| Center for Social Justice | Jonathan Diskin and Ahmed Khanani |