Tenure approved for 19 faculty members

Tenure was approved for 19 faculty members at the June 2026 Board of Regents meeting.

Achieving tenure requires a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching, research, and service. It is a testament to each faculty member’s pursuit of knowledge and their investment in shaping the next generation.

The full list is available below. A list of faculty promoted to full professor will be shared in the coming weeks.

First Name	Last name	College	Department
Brynn	Adamson	Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Health Sciences
Johanna	Baez	College of Public Service	Social Work
Nadine	Boljkovac	College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences	Visual and Performing Arts – Film Studies
Laura	Collins	College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences	English
Kristen	Galvin	College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences	Visual and Performing Arts – History of  Art and Visual Culture
Dylan	Harris	College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences	Geography and Environmental Studies
Ezio	Iaccoca	College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences	Physics
Andrew	Klocko	College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences	Chemistry and Biochemistry
Zhe (Cliff)	Li	College of Business	College of Business
Amanda	Morgenstern	College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences	Chemistry and Biochemistry
Kate	Quintana	College of Public Service	Criminal Justice
Douglas	Risser	College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences	Biology
Diana	Selmeczy	College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences	Psychology
Rachel	Thayer	College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences	Psychology
Crystal	Vander Zanden	College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences	Chemistry and Biochemistry
Josh	Vandiver	College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences	Political Science
Hui	Wan	College of Engineering and Applied Science	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Xin (Cindy)	Yee	College of Engineering and Applied Science	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Jennifer	Zohn	Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Nursing