Barrye Brown has joined the staff at the Avery Research Center.

Barrye Brown has joined the staff at the Avery Research Center.

Picture this: A mathematician who previously taught in Norway and Italy. A dedicated archivist with a passion for African American history. And a theatre professor who studies the intersection of science and performance. That triptych is just a small portion of the colorful mural made up of the 50-plus professionals who joined the College of Charleston’s faculty this summer.

Each year, the College brings new faculty members on board to ensure that its students are taught and mentored by the best teacher-scholars in the business.

Read bios on more of the College’s new faculty members.

“At the College,” says Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Brian McGee, “we take great pride in the quality of our outstanding faculty. Each year, we hire new faculty colleagues whose scholarly expertise and superb teaching skills have an immediate impact in our classrooms and laboratories. Our newest faculty also make myriad contributions to our community, region, and state.”

Edward Chauca, a specialist in Andean culture, is teaching in the Department of Hispanic Studies.

Edward Chauca, a specialist in Andean culture, is teaching in the Department of Hispanic Studies.

Among the new faculty are five librarians who will add depth and breadth to the staff of Addlestone Library and the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. Barrye Brown, who comes to the College from UNC Chapel Hill with a masters in history and in library science, is one of those five.

Her specialties include the Atlantic world and African diaspora studies. At Chapel Hill, she worked closely with faculty and staff to utilize the universities’ archival collections in developing an online campus tour focused on the history of African Americans in that community, both enslaved and free – the Black and Blue Tour.

The Department of Hispanic Studies has four new faculty, including Edward Chauca, who specializes in Andean culture and mental health and literature in Latin America. Chauca, who did his undergraduate work in Peru, completed his graduate work, including his Ph.D., at the University of California at Los Angeles.

Nenad Radakovic has joined the Department of Teacher Education.

Nenad Radakovic has joined the Department of Teacher Education.

And professors in the Department of Teacher Education will have three new colleagues. Among them is Nenad Radakovic, who specializes in mathematics education, including the study of equity and social justice in math education.

Radakovic, who has lectured at the University of Toronto, earned his masters and Ph.D. there as well.

Another new faculty member joining the College this fall is Irina Erman, a scholar of modern Russian literature and culture. Erman has taught for the past three years at Davidson College, but this fall she is teaching a Russian literature in translation course on vampires (LTRS 250) in the College’s Department of German and Russian Studies.

As assistant professor of Russian, Erman will also serve as program director of Russian studies.

Read a Q&A with Erman on The College Today.