Seven recognized with Anya Bernstein Bassett Award 

Seven outstanding educators have been honored with the Anya Bernstein Bassett Award for Excellence in Teaching, which recognizes non-ladder faculty for innovative, inclusive, and evidence-based teaching. This year’s recipients, representing a range of disciplines, were praised for their thoughtful, student-centered approaches that inspire deep and lasting learning.

Recipients are:

  • Janet Chen, Senior Preceptor in Mathematics  
  • Xingang Chen, Senior Lecturer in Astronomy 
  • Matt Reichert, Preceptor in Social Studies 
  • Elliot Turley, Preceptor in Expository Writing 
  • Raquel Vega Durán, Senior Lecturer in Romance Languages and Faculty Chair of Ethnicity, Migration, and Rights 
  • Sien Verschave, Preceptor in Life Sciences 
  • Alain Viel, Senior Lecturer in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Director of the Life Sciences Teaching Laboratories