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Our people are extraordinary.
Arts & Sciences has over 1,000 faculty and staff who utilize their diverse expertise in the pursuit of research breakthroughs, gaining a deeper understanding of the world's most pressing issues and serving as mentors of the next generation.
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Department of Economics
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Bruce Petersen
Department of Economics
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Carl Phillips
Department of English
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Maria Piarulli
Department of Physics
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Steven Pijut
College Writing Program
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Annamaria Pileggi
Performing Arts Department
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Stephanie Pippin
Department of English
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Werner Ploberger
Department of Economics
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Anya Plutynski
The Department of Philosophy
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Alessandro Poletto
East Asian Languages and Cultures
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Robert Pollak
Department of Economics
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Krystal Pollard
Department of History
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Amy Pond
Department of Political Science
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Jay Ponder
Department of Chemistry
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Graziella Postolache
Romance Languages and Literatures
John Powers
Program in Film and Media Studies
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Thomas Cody Prang
Department of Anthropology
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Olga Pravdivtseva
Department of Physics
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Martha Precup
Department of Mathematics
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Erin Prein
Department of Education
Jane Price
Department of Music
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Sarah Price
Department of Music
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Noël Prince
Department of Music
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Louis Privitera
Department of Music
Recent Faculty Grants & Awards
Kevin Moeller, professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, recently received a nearly $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The award will support Moeller’s work with the collaborative Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry.
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