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 | Michael Lerner |
| Social Sciences | Mark Lautzenheiser |
| Visual and Performing Arts | Mia Slayton |
| Department | Convener |
|---|---|
| Art | Judy Wojcik |
| Athletics, Wellness and Physical Education | Cathryn Dickman |
| Biology | Chris Smith |
| Chemistry | Lori Watson |
| Computer Science | David Barbella |
| Economics | Mark Lautzenheiser |
| English | Nate Eastman |
| Earth and Environmental Science | Meg Streepey-Smith |
| History | Elana Passman |
| Languages and Cultures | Karim Sagna Susan Wise |
| Ancient and Classical Studies | Maxwell Paule |
| Chinese Languages | Mingda Sun |
| Chinese Studies | Kari Kalve |
| Comparative Languages and Linguistics | Yasumasa Shigenaga Belén Villarreal |
| French and Francophone Studies | Karim Sagna |
| Japanese Languages and Linguistics | Yasumasa Shigenaga |
| Spanish and Hispanic Studies | Rodolfo Guzmán |
| 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 | JoAnn Martin |
| Theatre Arts | Lynne Perkins Socey |
| Interdisciplinary Programs | Director/Convener |
|---|---|
| African and African American studies | James Logan (Director) Jennifer Seely (Convener) |
| Archaeology | Cynthia Fadem |
| Biochemistry | Kalani Seu |
| Data Science | Fariba Khoshnasib-Zeinabad and Charlie Peck |
| Environmental Sustainability | Scott Hess |
| Equestrian Management | Cynthia Fadem |
| Exercise Science | Priscilla Maghrabi |
| Global Management | Rebecca Jestice |
| Film Studies | Ferit Güven |
| International Studies | Jennifer Seely |
| Japanese Studies | Yasumasa Shigenaga Dyron Dabney |
| Jewish Studies | Elliot Ratzman |
| Media and Communications | JoAnn Martin |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| Earlham Seminars | Nate Eastman |
| 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 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 | Ahmed Khanani |