Fall 2019

The hiring process for one of the two tenure-line positions in Asian American Studies begins. This search is for the line claimed by the American Studies department and is led by Professor Dorothy Wang. Read more here.

February 17, 2020

Professor Jan Padios accepts the offer to teach at the College as a tenured Associate Professor of American Studies! She will teach AAS courses in addition to AMST courses in the 2020-2021 school year.

Read a Record article about the hiring here.

May 26, 2020

After months of AASM members participating in the faculty search and hiring process, the CAP sends an email announcing the hiring of Jan Padios as Associate Professor of American Studies. It also reveals that the Religion department, which was granted the other faculty line during the 2018-19 school year, released the line due to unfulfilled needs elsewhere in their department. The search to fill the second position is delayed until fall 2021.