{"id":38750,"date":"2025-07-21T14:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/?p=38750"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:02:11","slug":"furman-board-of-trustees-approves-faculty-promotions-and-tenure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/furman-board-of-trustees-approves-faculty-promotions-and-tenure\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman Board of Trustees approves faculty promotions and tenure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and tenure for a number of faculty members during its spring meeting in May. All recommendations for promotion and tenure are effective Aug. 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The following faculty members were granted tenure and promoted to the rank of Associate Professor:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anastasia Christofakis (Music)<\/li>\n<li>Yang Gao (Sociology)<\/li>\n<li>Mac Gilliland (Chemistry)<\/li>\n<li>Darren\u00a0Hick (Philosophy)<\/li>\n<li>Holly Pinheiro (History)<\/li>\n<li>Santiago Quintero (Modern Languages and Literatures)<\/li>\n<li>Kaniqua Robinson (Anthropology)<\/li>\n<li>Grace Stadnyk (Mathematics)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following faculty members were promoted to the rank of Professor:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diane Boyd (Faculty Development Center)<\/li>\n<li>Jason Hansen (History)<\/li>\n<li>Adam Richards (Communication Studies)<\/li>\n<li>Meghan Slining (Health Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>Ben Snyder (Health Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>Michele Speitz (English)<\/li>\n<li>Tim Wardle (Religion)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following faculty member, who holds the rank of Professor, was recommended for tenure:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kathleen Casey (History and Women\u2019s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following faculty member was granted tenure and promoted to the rank of Professor:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mahan Ellison (Modern Languages and Literatures)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following faculty members were promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lisa Barksdale (Music)<\/li>\n<li>Anne Culberson (Modern Languages and Literatures)<\/li>\n<li>Kelly Frazier (Health Sciences)<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Gordon (Chemistry)<\/li>\n<li>Angeli Leal (Modern Languages and\u00a0Literatures)<\/li>\n<li>Mara Robu (Biology)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following faculty member was promoted to the rank of Associate Librarian:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Page Dhyne (Libraries)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following faculty members were granted emeritus status, effective upon their retirement:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cleve Fraser (Politics and International Affairs)<\/li>\n<li>Don Gordon (Politics and International Affairs)<\/li>\n<li>Gary Malvern (Music)<\/li>\n<li>Scott Salzman (Libraries)<\/li>\n<li>Mark Stone (Philosophy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Furman University Board of Trustees approved promotions and tenure for a number of faculty members during its spring meeting in May. 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