For some of the new hires, the appeal is returning to the classroom. For others, it’s the chance to teach in an environment without disciplinary walls. For still others, the prospect of a position at a top-flight institution close to family and their childhood home was too good to pass up. And for all the inaugural faculty at Yale-NUS College, the new Asian liberal-arts institution, getting in on the ground floor of this unusual academic experiment was an opportunity they didn’t want to miss.
The new college's curriculum
The Singaporean college’s first faculty—30 in number and from a variety of fields and backgrounds—come on board this summer. Here’s what drew a handful of them to East-meets-West institution:
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Jeremy Kua
Position at Yale-NUS: Associate professor of science
Most recent position: Associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, University of San Diego
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Ananthi Al Ramiah
Position at Yale-NUS: Assistant professor of social sciences
Most recent position: Research fellow, Wolfson College, University of Oxford
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Mira Seo
Position at Yale-NUS: Associate professor of humanities
Most recent position: Associate professor of classical studies and comparative literature, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
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Rebecca Gould
Position at Yale-NUS: Assistant professor of humanities
Most recent position: Assistant professor, literatures of the Caucasus and the Islamic world, University of Iowa
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Shaffique Adam
Position at Yale-NUS: Assistant professor of science
Most recent position: National Research Council postdoctoral research associate, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Keith Darden
Position at Yale-NUS: Associate professor of social sciences
Most recent position: Associate professor of political science and ethics, politics, and economics, Yale University
