The GLCA is excited to announce the selection of a cohort of ten Arts and Humanities faculty who will serve as Academic Leadership Fellows.  

This program was established in August 2025 and the Fellows will serve through the 2026-27 and 2027-28 academic years.  They will hold a titled administrative position on their campus throughout the Fellowship, working on a specific project and/or overseeing a portfolio of academic administrative responsibilities. Additionally, the cohort of Fellows will meet regularly to foster their professional and leadership development grounded in self-reflection and strategic self-awareness while sharing their learning and their successes and challenges on their project and administrative responsibilities with each other.

The Fellows are: 

• Albion College, Peter Valdina, Stanley S. Kresge Associate Professor in Religious Studies
• Allegheny College, Michael Mehler, Professor of Theatre
• DePauw University, Jennifer Adams, Professor of Communication and Theatre
• Hope College, Matthew Farmer, Professor of Dance, Dorthy Wiley DeLong Endowed Chair of Dance
• Kalamazoo College, Babli Sinha, Professor of English
• Kenyon College, Pashmina Murthy, Associate Professor of English
• Oberlin College, Corey Barnes, Robert S. Danforth Professor and Chair of Religion
• Ohio Wesleyan University, Andrea Colvin, Associate Professor of Spanish
• Wabash College, Adriel M. Trott, Professor of Philosophy, Andrew T. and Anne Ford Chair in the Liberal Arts
• The College of Wooster, Ibra Sene, Associate Professor of History

Learn more about the Fellows here