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