Academics The Faculty

Marlboro faculty come to the college from around the world, bringing with them knowledge gained from extensive research, travel and practical experience, as well as schooling at the world's top institutions.

What brings such talented people to Marlboro? They like the autonomy and the freedom to teach as they see fit within their area of expertise. They appreciate the absence of departmental politics and bureaucracy. They like the unpretentious atmosphere at Marlboro.

Regular Faculty	Subject	Extension
Biamonte, Gloria B.A., Montclair State University, 1982; M.A., Montclair State University, 1982; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 1991 (on sabbatical spring 2012)	Writing & Literature	x269
Charkey, Stan B.M., Hartt College of Music, 1970; M.M., University of Massachusetts, 1977	Music	x287
Craven, Jay M.F.A., Goddard College, 1977; Honorary B.A., Sterling College, 2006	Film/Video	x251
de Swanson, Rosario B.A., Smith College, 1998; M.A. UMass-Amherst, 2003; Ph.D., UMass-Amherst, 2008	Spanish	x581
Edelglass, William B. A., St. John's College, 1993; M.A., Emory University, 1999; Ph.D., Emory University, 2004	Philosophy	x311
Foley, Brenda B.A., University of Santa Clara, 1982; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts, 1984; A.M., Brown University, 2000; Ph.D., Brown University, 2004	Theater	x554
Franklin-Lyons, Adam B.A., Oberlin College, 2000; M.A., Yale University, 2006; Ph.D., Yale University, 2009	History	x279
Glejzer, Richard; dean of faculty B.A., University of New Hampshire, 1986; M.A., University of New Hampshire, 1989; PhD., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1994	Humanities	x234
Harter, Seth B.A., Yale University, 1989; M.A., University of Michigan, 1996; PhD., University of Michigan, 2006	History & Asian Studies	x265
Hendrickson, Carol B.S., Bates College, 1971; M.A., University of Chicago, 1979, 1983; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1986	Anthropology	x224
Horrigan, Kristin B.A., Princeton University, 1999; M.F.A., Ohio State University, 2002	Dance	x278
Howell, Dana B.A., Barnard College, 1970; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1974; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1984	Cultural History	x313
Lantin, Martina B.A., Earlham College, 1996; M.F.A., Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, 2009	Ceramics
Latif, Amer B.A., Bard College, 1995; Ph.D.,SUNY-Stony Brook, 2009 (on sabbatical spring 2012)	Religion	x558
Levy, Gerald B.A., University of Illinois, 1962; M.A., New School for Social Research, 1966; Ph.D., New School for Social Research, 1972	Sociology	x641
Li, Grant B.A., Heilongjiang University, 1982; M.A., University of California, Irvine, 1995; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 1997	Chinese & Linguistics	x148
Lyndgaard, Kyhl B.A., Saint John's University, 1999; M.A., University of California at Davis, 2002; Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno 2010	Writing
Mahoney, Jim B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987	Computer Science	x255
Mott, Meg B.A., Norwich University, 1992; Ph. D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2001	Politics	x556
Nelsen, Paul A.B., Lafayette College, 1969; M.F.A., Brandeis University, 1971	Theater	x288
Ollis, Matt M.Sci., Queen Mary University of London, 1999; Ph.D., Queen Mary University of London, 2003	Mathematics	x215
Osman, Cathy B.F.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1977; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1979	Painting	x293
Pittman de Batlle, Geraldine B.A., Southern Illinois University, 1958; M.A., Southern Illinois University, 1965; advanced graduate study, Southern Illinois University and Columbia University	Literature	x239
Ramstetter, Jennifer B.S., Marlboro College, 1981; M.A., University of Montana, 1983; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1988	Biology	x216
Ratcliff, Kathryn B.A., Colgate University, 1980; M.A., University of Minnesota, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1989	American Studies	x256
Ratté, Felicity B.A., Tufts University, 1985; M.A., New York University Institute of Fine Arts, 1988; Ph.D., New York University Institute of Fine Arts, 1995	Art History
Rubinstein, Matan B.M., Manhattan School of Music, 1999; M.M., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2003; D.M.A., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2009	Music
Rummel, Lynette B.A., Manchester College, 1976; C. Phil., UCLA, 1983; M.A., UCLA, 1979; Ph.D., UCLA, 1989	Politics	x267
Schneck, Ken; dean of students B.A, New York University, 1999; M.A., New York University, 2001; Ph.D., Fordham University, 2008.	Education	x238
Segar, Tim; associate dean of faculty B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, 1975; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1978; M.F.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1979	Sculpture	x612
Sheehy, John B.A., Montana State University, 1987; M.A., University of Washington, 1993; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1997	Writing & Literature	x268
Smith, Todd B.S., Middlebury College, 1986; M.S., University of Maine, 1991; Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 1997	Chemistry & Biochemistry	x676
Tanner, Jaime B.S., University of Massachusetts, 1998; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2007 (on leave spring 2012)	Biology
Tober, James B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1968; Ph.D., Yale University, 1973	Economics	x234
Toleno, Thomas B.A., University of Nevada, 1966; advanced graduate study, Cornell University	Psychology	x276
Willis, John A.A., Franconia College, 1977; B.A., Evergreen State College, 1979; M.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, 1986	Photography	x272
Wilson, T. Hunter B.A., Bowdoin College, 1966; M.A., University of Iowa, 1967; M.F.A., University of Iowa Writer's Workshop, 1968	Writing & Literature	x223
Fellows
Albert, Jean-Martin; Mathematics Fellow B.Sc., McGill University, 2002; M.Sc., University of Calgary, 2004; Ph.D., McMaster University, 2011	Mathematics
Byrd, Renee; Social Science Fellow B.A., Mills College, 2004; advanced graduate study, University of Washington	Social Sciences
Guast, William; Classics Fellow B.A., University of Oxford, 2009	Classics	x642
Jalal, Mohamed; Fulbright Arabic Fellow B.A., Hassan II University of Mohammadia, 2004	Arabic
Visiting and Retired Faculty Offering Instruction
Engel, Robert; retired professor Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1975	Biology
Hayes, Greg; visiting professor B.A., Northeastern University, 2004; M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts, 2010	Photography
Hourihan, Chip; visiting professor B.A., Yale University, 1984; advanced graduate study, Princeton University	Film
Huffmaster, Michael; visiting professor B.A., Emory University, 1991; M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 2003; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2010	Applied Linguistics & German
Little, Timothy; retired professor	History
Salimbeni, Sara; visiting professor M.S., The Sapienza University of Rome, 2003; Ph.D., Tor Vergata University of Rome, 2007	Physics
Teaching Staff
Turner, Allison; science laboratory coordinator B.S., University of California, Berkeley, 1983; Certificate, herbal medicine, California School of Herbal Studies, 1989, 1990, 1991; M.S., Marlboro College, 1999; Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago, 2006	Natural Sciences	x584
Underwood, David;technical director B.A., Southern Illinois University, 1975; M.F.A., Southern Illinois University, 1978	Theater	x281

To see faculty listings for the Marlboro College Graduate School, visit the various Academic Program pages on the Graduate School website.