Faculty granted $750K
Rebecca Orbach & Mara Wood
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: News
The other two grant-funded positions will not be tenured. Kress will not have details on them for several months.
The college is seeking professors who are scholarly, creative and display a high level of quality citizenship.
The college hopes for faculty members who have taken part in committees in previous academic institutions, published articles and essays and shown great interest in joining the Skidmore community.
"Good planning dictates that we hire some people who are closer to the mid-level of their careers, to ensure the overall strength of a department and avoid clusters of faculty at the same level of experience," Kress said, in reference to the grant application.
During the final stage of the hiring process, potential faculty will visit the campus to meet current professors and demonstrate their commitment to joining the community in person.
The college seeks highly dedicated and eager professors.
"We never have as many recourses as we have ambitions," Kress said.
The college has expressed its appreciation for the $750,000 grant.
"One of the great delights of this grant is that it allows us to build and sustain excellence of faculty. It is an unusual grant to get and it is something to celebrate," Kress said. "We are grateful for this support from the Mellon Foundation, which has been a generous and committed friend of the college, particularly in its support of faculty."
The college is seeking professors who are scholarly, creative and display a high level of quality citizenship.
The college hopes for faculty members who have taken part in committees in previous academic institutions, published articles and essays and shown great interest in joining the Skidmore community.
"Good planning dictates that we hire some people who are closer to the mid-level of their careers, to ensure the overall strength of a department and avoid clusters of faculty at the same level of experience," Kress said, in reference to the grant application.
During the final stage of the hiring process, potential faculty will visit the campus to meet current professors and demonstrate their commitment to joining the community in person.
The college seeks highly dedicated and eager professors.
"We never have as many recourses as we have ambitions," Kress said.
The college has expressed its appreciation for the $750,000 grant.
"One of the great delights of this grant is that it allows us to build and sustain excellence of faculty. It is an unusual grant to get and it is something to celebrate," Kress said. "We are grateful for this support from the Mellon Foundation, which has been a generous and committed friend of the college, particularly in its support of faculty."
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