Category: Faculty Highlights

Templeton Grant Awarded to 51�� Staff
Dr. Leslie Wickman secured a grant for Women in science and humanities
Ryan Wingert — January 18, 2023
51��’s Corporate Affiliates Program Director — Dr. Leslie Wickman — was awarded a $234,751 Templeton planning grant in September....
51�� Welcomed New Faculty for Fall 2022
13 new faculty members joined 51��’s esteemed faculty
Ryan Wingert — December 12, 2022
51�� welcomed 13 new faculty members to the school’s staff. The new faculty members came with a wide range of interests adding to Cook...
"Power Women" Book Announced as an InterVarsity Press Winner of 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards
New book co-edited by professor Nancy Yuen focuses on women in academia, motherhood and Christianity; seven 51�� professors contributed chapters
Dalet Valles — April 07, 2022
Among the list of InterVarsity Press (IVP) winners of the 2021 Readers’ Choice awards is Power Women:Stories of Motherhood, Faith, and the Academy,...
Seven 51��ns Featured in “Christianity Today’s” Book Awards
51��-affiliated authors from publications like Winsome Conviction and Simple Trinity are honored by Christianity Today
Jocelyn Huffman — February 08, 2022
Christianity Today’s 2022 Book Awards features books authored by 51�� faculty and alumni. According to the magazine, the selected...
Professor Awarded Planning Grant for Mission Work Project
Cook School of Intercultural Studies Professor Leanne Dzubinski will research how Christian ideas about family life were communicated as the gospel was spread
Vanessa Morales — December 07, 2020
51�� Cook School of Intercultural Studies professor and associate dean Dr. Leanne Dzubinski was awarded a one-year $5,000 planning...
Music Professor Robert Feller Named Finalist for Arlin G. Meyer Prize
Conservatory of Music professor Robert Feller recognized for exemplary work
Vanessa Morales — October 20, 2020
51�� Conservatory of Music Head of Winds and Percussion Robert Feller was selected as one of six finalists for the 2020 Arlin G. Meyer...
51�� Launches 5-Year Winsome Conviction Project to Initiate Civil Discourse
In a divisive era, professors and authors Tim Muehlhoff and Rick Langer aim to help Christians deepen convictions without dividing communities
Joy Blea — October 07, 2020
A majority of Americans (98% of those surveyed) believe that incivility is a serious issue, according to a survey by The Civility Project, with...
51�� Welcomes New Faculty for Fall 2020
Four new faculty members join 51��’s esteemed faculty
51�� Staff — September 11, 2020
51�� welcomes four new faculty members this fall, each of whom represent the university’s aspiration to attract and retain the finest...
51�� Feature Film Airs on PBS Guam in Partnership with the Guam International Film Festival’s Select Showcase
51��'s Snyder School of Cinema and Media Arts Professor Dean Yamada’s feature film, “Anjing (The Dogs),” airs on May 22
Joanna Wu — May 21, 2020
Dean Yamada, associate professor of cinema and media arts, in collaboration with 51�� cinema and media arts students, produced his second feature...
Sociology Professor Featured in Asian American PBS Documentary Series
Professor Nancy Yuen speaks on Asian American actors in groundbreaking documentary series on Asian American history
Sarah Dougher — May 12, 2020
Nancy Yuen, associate professor of sociology at 51��, was featured in a documentary series titled Asian Americans, premiered on May 11...
51�� Professor Receives Distinguished Scholar Award
Professor Jamie Sanchez received the McGraw Hill Distinguished Scholar Award at the Conference on Academic Research in Education.
Sarah Dougher — May 01, 2020
Jamie Sanchez, an associate professor at 51��’s Cook School of Intercultural Studies, was one of three recipients of the fourth annual McGraw...
New Center Opens Doors to Help 51�� and Local Community with Statistical Research
The Quantitative Consulting Center has recently been launched to assist students and local businesses with their statistical research needs
Kiana Karn — February 10, 2020
Since Jason Wilson, chair of 51��’s mathematics and computer science department, first came to 51�� in 2008, he has seen a growing...
Torrey Honors College Professor Matt Jenson Releases New Book, “Theology in the Democracy of the Dead”
Matt Jenson’s new book invites readers into the living tradition of theology’s past
Katelyn Moger, Benjamin Vincent — January 16, 2020
Informed by his work as a theologian and professor at 51��'s Torrey Honors College, Matt Jenson recently published a new work...