Earlham College

Faculty

Our faculty will guide you in the classroom, lab, studio and field. They’ll lead you on off-campus study and research experiences around the globe.

Professors. Mentors. Advocates.

Talented faculty and dedicated staff committed to professional preparation and student success.

As mentors and advocates, faculty and staff have an unwavering commitment to Earlham students. This means a dedication to helping them find the true potential in their lives and forging their own distinct paths. Students work alongside their professors as equals, and this extraordinary student access to faculty in classrooms, laboratories, offices and study venues is all done on a first-name basis. It is a learning partnership that is constant, expected and—as evidenced by the number of life-changing, community-shaping alumni worldwide—proven.

9:1 RATIO

At Earlham, we have a 9:1 student to professor ratio. That means you will have one-on-one time and attention
in each class.

“BEST CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE”

Earlham College is consistently ranked as one of the colleges with the “Best Classroom Experience”, according to The Princeton Review.

ENGAGED FACULTY

Ninety-five percent of our faculty hold terminal degrees in their field of study and are 100 percent interested in your success, both in and out of the classroom.

Recent faculty news

From breast cancer research to authoring new poetry, our faculty are always researching, teaching, creating and collaborating with students to contribute to the world, for good.

  • Earlham study plants seeds for agribusiness hub empowering next-gen farmers
    A new study led by an Earlham College faculty-student research team reveals that while regenerative agriculture is viewed by farmers as a promising path forward for soil health and community wellbeing, widespread adoption in the Midwest is being held back by a lack of information, financial support and shared resources.
  • Earlham Biochemistry Faculty Member Earns $461,575 NSF Grant
    Lexie Kuzmishin Nagy, assistant professor of biochemistry at Earlham, is a recent grantee of a $461,575 National Science Foundation grant in support of research that will deepen the world’s understanding of how bacteria sense and respond to their environment. The grant was funded by NSF’s BRC-Bio, or Building Research Capacity within the Biological Sciences Program. The funding mechanism was primarily for minority-serving institutions or smaller colleges like Earlham.
  • Earlham Joins Indiana’s Community-Engaged Alliance, Creates Opportunities for More Civic Engagement
    Earlham faculty and staff looking for a way to stay community-focused in the classroom now have an exciting partnership through which to focus their efforts.

“We have a uniquely collaborative relationship with our students. We are all colleagues in the lab, working as true partners. The students call professors by our first names.”

Lori Watson, professor of chemistry

GET TO KNOW OUR PROFESSORS AND STAFF

Earlham is a community like none other. Our students and faculty are partners in learning, seeking truth wherever truth may lead. Click below to learn more about how our faculty are prepared to help you succeed.

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