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Board of Directors
Members of the Board of Directors are elected by the faculty of humanities to three-year terms. To ensure continuity of governance, each year, two members are replaced. No more than two representatives may belong to a single department or program.
Current Board of Directors
| Name | Department |
Term End Date |
| Gesine Gerhard | Dean of College of Arts & Sciences | ex-officio |
| En Li | History | Spring 2021 |
| Amahia Mallea | History | Spring 2021 |
| Daria Trentini | Study of Culture and Society | Spring 2022 |
| Will Garriott | Law, Politics and Society | Spring 2022 |
| Chinatsu Sazawa Bachmann | World Languages & Cultures | Spring 2023 |
| Arturo Marquez, Jr. | Culture & Society | Spring 2023 |
The Board will hold solicit nominations in March 2021 to fill two open spots for the Fall 2021-Spring 2024 term.
Previous Members of the Board of Directors include:
| Nathaniel Holdren | Law, Politics and Society |
| Kevin Lam | Education |
| Daniel Alexander | Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Natalie Bayer | History |
| Megan Brown | English |
| Curt Cardwell | History |
| Renee Cramer | Law, Politics, and Society |
| Joan Faber McAlister | Rhetoric |
| Michael Haedicke | Study of Culture and Society |
| Jennifer Harvey | Philosophy/Religion |
| Leah Kalmanson | Philsophy/Religion |
| Tim Knepper | Philosophy/Religion |
| Karen Leroux | History |
| Amy Letter | English |
| Maura Lyons | Art and Design |
| Inbal Mazar | World Language and Culture |
| Mary McCarthy | Politics and International Relations |
| Martin Roth | Philosophy/Religion |
| Eric Saylor | Music |
| Carol Spaudling-Kruse | English |
Faculty & Staff
Drake faculty, at any rank, in any department or program in the University, whose work as teachers, scholars, or in academic service significantly involves humanistic inquiry, broadly construed, are eligible to join the Humanities Center Faculty. Those interested in doing so should email the Humanities Center Director expressing their wish to join the Humanities Center Faculty.
- All members of the Humanities Center Faculty are eligible to propose projects for Center underwriting or to request support for their own research and teaching activities. (However only those on continuing appointment may request funding for future years, or that spans fiscal years).
- Associate and Full Professors and Assistant Professors eligible for promotion who are members of the Humanities Center Faculty, may serve on the Board of Directors, and are eligible to take part in elections and deliberations on Center policy and amendments to the Charter.
- Associate and Full Professors are eligible to serve in the role of Director of the Center. The current Director of the Humanities Center is Leah Kalmanson.
The Center for the Humanities is staffed by members of the Office of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and of the Philosophy/Religion, the home department of the current Director. Staff members are responsible for managing budget, disbursals, and acquisitions and advising on day-to-day administrative matters related to the operation of the Center.
