October 28, 2026
Introducing our new faculty
The fall semester is already underway and the newest members of the Lafayette faculty already have commenced their teaching journeys on College Hill.
Across more than 50 disciplines, Lafayette College faculty are distinguished scholars who are renowned in their fields, exceptional teachers, and dedicated mentors. Through immersive coursework and collaborative research, Lafayette faculty inspire students.
Lafayette College is proud to welcome new faculty to the College community.
Tenure-track faculty
Lafayette welcomed 10 tenure-track faculty members who have begun their Lafayette careers in the 2026-27 academic year.
“I had the pleasure of spending time with these impressive scholars and teachers in mid-August and am deeply impressed by the depth of expertise that they bring to campus,” Provost Laura McGrane says. “With remarkable achievements in lab research, scholarship, and teaching, these new professors offer a lens into Lafayette’s future. I am especially grateful to the many faculty across the college who have welcomed them into our departments and programs.”
Lecturers
Lafayette welcomed one lecturer in 2026-27.
- Theresa Shea, economics
Visiting faculty
Lafayette College is also proud to introduce visiting faculty for the 2026-27 academic year.
We benefit in so many ways by having these exceptional visiting professors as part of our campus community,” Provost Laura McGrane says. “They bring both pedagogical expertise and new scholarly fields, connecting Lafayette to dynamic academic communities regionally and worldwide.”
- Thomas Bolt, history, languages, literary studies
- Taylor Doherty, women’s, gender and sexuality studies
- Shreyash Gulati, mechanical engineering
- Serra Kocak, anthropology and sociology
- Ferdinand Harerimana, physics
- Danniel Halmrast, mathematical sciences
- Maria Hernandez, languages, literary studies
- Samantha Miller-Brown, mathematical sciences
- Ian Moschenross, music
- Peter Nguyen, mechanical engineering
- Kevin O’Connor, psychology
- Mikael Olsson Berggren, languages, literary studies
- Allison Schmidt, history
- Xiaomeng Shi, electrical and computer engineering
- Erin Tatz, government and law
- Andrea Villalba Cuesta, Olmstead Fellow, philosophy
- Isabella Weiss, art
- Joshua Wiebe, film and media studies
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