Thompson came from William and Mary College in Virginia, where she also taught art history. Not all of the professors are coming from other institutions, however. Mirium Newton, new statistics professor, is a first time teacher. Newton recently graduated from the University of Minnesota, with a master s degree in plant pathology and statistics. She will be teaching introduction to statistics and a 200-level course.
Newton is a one-year hire.
The mathematics department has been hiring professors on a one-year basis for the last three years and is looking for someone to put on a tenure track. One has to wonder what first impression we students leave on the faculty. They are so friendly.