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Honors Faculty

Fabrizio Cilento
Fabrizio Cilento

Associate Professor of Communication, Film and Digital Media

Fabrizio Cilento

Associate Professor of Communication, Film and Digital Media

Honors course taught:

  • Latin America Cinema

 

 

Robin A. Collins
Robin A. Collins

Distinguished Professor of Philosophy

Robin A. Collins

Distinguished Professor of Philosophy

Honors courses taught: 

  • First Year Seminar: The Philosophy and Apologetics of C.S. Lewis
  • Philosophy of Religion

Anthony Eseke
Anthony Eseke

Assistant Professor of Communication

Anthony Eseke

Assistant Professor of Communication

Honors course taught:

  • Senior Honors Seminar

Jennifer Fisler
Jennifer Fisler

Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies; Professor of Education

Jennifer Fisler

Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies; Professor of Education

Honors courses taught: 

  • First Year Seminar: The Power of "And"

Erik M. Forst
Erik M. Forst

Assistant Professor of Music

Erik M. Forst

Assistant Professor of Music

Honors courses taught: 

  • Studies in Global Music

Philip Graybill
Philip Graybill

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Philip Graybill

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Honors course taught:

  • First Year Seminar: Technology and Human Nature

Drew Hart
Drew Hart

Assistant Professor of Theology

Drew Hart

Assistant Professor of Theology

Honors courses taught:

  • First Year Seminar

 

Joseph Huffman
Joseph Huffman

Distinguished Professor of European History

Joseph Huffman

Distinguished Professor of European History

Honors course taught:

  • First Year Seminar: Reading the Signs

 

James B. LaGrand
James B. LaGrand

Director of the University Honors Program; Professor of American History

James B. LaGrand

Director of the University Honors Program; Professor of American History

Honors courses taught: 

  • First Year Seminar: Patriotism or Cosmopolitanism?
  • Senior Hours Seminar: Christendom and its Legacies: What Should We Think About the Influence of the Church on Society, Culture and Politics?

Robin Lauermann
Robin Lauermann

Professor of Politics, Chair of Department of History, Politics and International Relations

Robin Lauermann

Professor of Politics, Chair of Department of History, Politics and International Relations

Honors courses taught:

  • First Year Seminar: Democracy in America: The Critical Citizen

Devin Manzullo-Thomas
Devin Manzullo-Thomas

Assistant Professor of American Religious History, Director of the Sider Institute, Director of Archives

Devin Manzullo-Thomas

Assistant Professor of American Religious History, Director of the Sider Institute, Director of Archives

Honors courses taught:

  • First Year Seminar: Give Peace a Chance: Explorations in the Christian Peace Tradition
  • Pursuing the Good Life

Janet Matanguihan
Janet Matanguihan

Assistant Professor of Biology

Janet Matanguihan

Assistant Professor of Biology

Honors courses taught: 

  • Pursuing the Good Life

Obed Mfum-Mensah
Obed Mfum-Mensah

Professor of Education

Obed Mfum-Mensah

Professor of Education

Honors courses taught:

  • Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Education

Bernardo Michael
Bernardo Michael

Professor of History

Bernardo Michael

Professor of History

Honors courses taught:

  • History of Premodern Asia

Christine Perrin
Christine Perrin

Senior Lecturer and Director of Writing

Christine Perrin

Senior Lecturer and Director of Writing

Honors courses taught:

  • Senior Honors Seminar: The Architecture of Happiness

Christopher Perrin
Christopher Perrin

Adjunct Professor

Christopher Perrin

Adjunct Professor

Honors courses taught:

  • Senior Honors Seminar: The Architecture of Happiness

Jason Renn
Jason Renn

Assistant Professor of Politics

Jason Renn

Assistant Professor of Politics

Honors courses taught: 

  • Senior Honors Seminar

Timothy Schoettle
Timothy Schoettle

Professor of Philosophy

Timothy Schoettle

Professor of Philosophy

Honors courses taught: 

  • Ethics
  • Pursing the Good Life

David L. Weaver-Zercher
David L. Weaver-Zercher

Distinguished Professor of American Religious History

David L. Weaver-Zercher

Distinguished Professor of American Religious History

Honors courses taught:

  • First Year Seminar: The Old Order Amish and Us

Cynthia A. Wells
Cynthia A. Wells

Professor of Higher Education; Director of Faculty Development; Director, Ernest L. Boyer Center

Cynthia A. Wells

Professor of Higher Education; Director of Faculty Development; Director, Ernest L. Boyer Center

Honors courses taught: 

  • First Year Seminar: The Art of Storytelling
  • Created and Called for Community
  • Senior Honors Seminar - The Good Life: Big Questions of Education, Faith, and Meaning