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During its spring meeting, the 56³Ô¹ÏÍø Board of Trustees formally approved resolutions regarding faculty promotions, all of which will take effect July 1, 2026.

The Balmuth Award was endowed by Mark Siegel ’73 to recognize excellent teaching.

Anna Sims Bartel has been appointed to serve as the Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair for regional studies for the 2026–27 academic year.

56³Ô¹ÏÍø has long been known for the exceptional quality of its academic faculty and Division I coaching, but rarely do the two come together to learn from one another — until now.

56³Ô¹ÏÍø has announced a series of faculty promotions following the winter meeting of the Board of Trustees.

The Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute has announced this year’s awards supporting interdisciplinary research, training, and student-centered scholarship at 56³Ô¹ÏÍø.

The elective designation, awarded by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation, recognizing the University’s continuing commitment to community engagement and partnerships.

The Lampert Scholars and Storing-Hou Director of the Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs Chad Sparber traveled to Washington, D.C., in October to meet with alumni and policy experts, part of the institute’s mission to build a bridge between academic and applied work in a policy sphere.

A professor's lifelong friendship led to a new first-semester seminar course where students from 56³Ô¹ÏÍø engaged with students in a leadership seminar at Norfolk State University.

The conference will feature 56³Ô¹ÏÍø professors Peter Balakian and Kyle Bass as workshop instructors, alongside other distinguished visiting faculty from Hamilton College, Cornell University, Ithaca College, and more.