2026 Faculty Tenure and Promotion Announced
It is with great pleasure that we announce the tenure and promotions of five faculty members.
The following faculty were conferred tenure effective July 1, 2026, by the Board of Trustees at its most recent meeting:
• Talia Andrei, Associate Professor of Art History
• Lindsay Dolan, Associate Professor of Government
• Alex Kruckman, Associate Professor of Mathematics
• Tammy Nguyen, Associate Professor of Art
• Joseph Slaughter, Associate Professor of History
Please join us in congratulating these colleagues on their significant accomplishments.
Talia Andrei, Associate Professor of Art History
Professor Andrei is an art historian whose research focuses on medieval and early modern Japanese art. Her book, Sacred Journeys and Institutional Rivalries: Pilgrimage Mandalas and the Art of Fundraising in Medieval Japan (Harvard Asia Center, forthcoming April 2026), provides the first sustained, comprehensive analysis—either in English or in Japanese—of a genre of painting termed sankei mandara, or pilgrimage mandalas, and offers new insights into the interplay of art, religion, and society in late medieval Japan. Professor Andrei’s courses include Buddhist Art and Architecture, Arts of the Edo Period, Art of East Asia, and Visionary Journeys through Sacred Landscapes.
Lindsay Dolan, Associate Professor of Government
Professor Dolan is a political scientist whose research explores how international organizations and the global economy interact with developing countries. Her main projects consider the politics of foreign aid, the bureaucracy of the World Bank, and public opinion on trade. Her research appears in prestigious journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, and the Review of International Organizations. Professor Dolan offers courses on international relations, international political economy, international organization, and international development.
Alex Kruckman, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Professor Kruckman is a mathematician whose research is primarily in the branch of mathematical logic called model theory, with a particular focus on generic and random structures. His work has appeared in the most prestigious logic journals, including the Journal of Symbolic Logic and the Journal of Mathematical Logic, as well as in the Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society, and in important conference proceedings, including the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Professor Kruckman’s courses include Calculus I and II, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra, Set Theory, and Model Theory.
Tammy Nguyen, Associate Professor of Art
Professor Nguyen is a multimedia artist who uses traditional and cutting-edge techniques to create multidimensional paintings, drawings, prints, and artist books. She has had solo exhibitions around the world, including in Singapore, London, Seoul, and Tokyo, and has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, including the 12th Berlin Biennale and MOMA PS1. Her art has been acquired by such prestigious collections as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Professor Nguyen received the 2025 Herb Alpert Award in Visual Arts and a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship. Her courses include Codex Unbound, Surface Tension, and Print Culture.
Joseph Slaughter, Associate Professor of History
Professor Slaughter is a historian whose scholarship focuses on the intersections of Christianity, capitalism, technology, and warfare in United States history. His first book, Faith in Markets: Christian Capitalism in the Early American Republic (Columbia University Press, 2023), explores how religious identities influenced economic decision making and the formation of the capitalist system in the early decades of the United States. His articles have been published in the Journal of the Early Republic, Enterprise & Society, and Seattle University Law Review. Professor Slaughter offers courses on early American history, war and religion, capitalism and religion, and the history of Wesleyan.
The following faculty were conferred tenure effective July 1, 2026, by the Board of Trustees at its most recent meeting:
• Talia Andrei, Associate Professor of Art History
• Lindsay Dolan, Associate Professor of Government
• Alex Kruckman, Associate Professor of Mathematics
• Tammy Nguyen, Associate Professor of Art
• Joseph Slaughter, Associate Professor of History
Please join us in congratulating these colleagues on their significant accomplishments.
Talia Andrei, Associate Professor of Art History
Professor Andrei is an art historian whose research focuses on medieval and early modern Japanese art. Her book, Sacred Journeys and Institutional Rivalries: Pilgrimage Mandalas and the Art of Fundraising in Medieval Japan (Harvard Asia Center, forthcoming April 2026), provides the first sustained, comprehensive analysis—either in English or in Japanese—of a genre of painting termed sankei mandara, or pilgrimage mandalas, and offers new insights into the interplay of art, religion, and society in late medieval Japan. Professor Andrei’s courses include Buddhist Art and Architecture, Arts of the Edo Period, Art of East Asia, and Visionary Journeys through Sacred Landscapes.
Lindsay Dolan, Associate Professor of Government
Professor Dolan is a political scientist whose research explores how international organizations and the global economy interact with developing countries. Her main projects consider the politics of foreign aid, the bureaucracy of the World Bank, and public opinion on trade. Her research appears in prestigious journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, and the Review of International Organizations. Professor Dolan offers courses on international relations, international political economy, international organization, and international development.
Alex Kruckman, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Professor Kruckman is a mathematician whose research is primarily in the branch of mathematical logic called model theory, with a particular focus on generic and random structures. His work has appeared in the most prestigious logic journals, including the Journal of Symbolic Logic and the Journal of Mathematical Logic, as well as in the Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society, and in important conference proceedings, including the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Professor Kruckman’s courses include Calculus I and II, Discrete Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra, Set Theory, and Model Theory.
Tammy Nguyen, Associate Professor of Art
Professor Nguyen is a multimedia artist who uses traditional and cutting-edge techniques to create multidimensional paintings, drawings, prints, and artist books. She has had solo exhibitions around the world, including in Singapore, London, Seoul, and Tokyo, and has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, including the 12th Berlin Biennale and MOMA PS1. Her art has been acquired by such prestigious collections as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Professor Nguyen received the 2025 Herb Alpert Award in Visual Arts and a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship. Her courses include Codex Unbound, Surface Tension, and Print Culture.
Joseph Slaughter, Associate Professor of History
Professor Slaughter is a historian whose scholarship focuses on the intersections of Christianity, capitalism, technology, and warfare in United States history. His first book, Faith in Markets: Christian Capitalism in the Early American Republic (Columbia University Press, 2023), explores how religious identities influenced economic decision making and the formation of the capitalist system in the early decades of the United States. His articles have been published in the Journal of the Early Republic, Enterprise & Society, and Seattle University Law Review. Professor Slaughter offers courses on early American history, war and religion, capitalism and religion, and the history of Wesleyan.
