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Eight members of the �������ý��Ƶ faculty have been granted 2025 tenure appointments.

President Laurie A. Carter and the college’s Board of Trustees, based on recommendations by the faculty Committee on Tenure, Promotion, Reappointment, and Equal Employment Opportunity, approved the granting of tenure to Hillary Caruthers, economics; Scott Dixon, philosophy; Estelí Gomez, music: voice; Anne Haydock, film studies; Relena Ribbons, geosciences; Liz Sattler, mathematics; Austin Segrest, English; and Betsy Schlabach, history. 

All eight will be promoted to associate professor at the start of the 2025-26 academic year.

“I’m delighted that these eight outstanding colleagues have been awarded tenure,” said Peter Blitstein, provost and dean of faculty. “Together they represent the breadth of disciplines that make �������ý��Ƶ a leading national liberal arts college and conservatory of music.”

Hillary Caruthers: A member of the economics faculty since 2014, she has academic interests in economic development, labor migration, global nutrition and health, and Southeast Asian studies. She earned her Ph.D. and master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University.

Scott Dixon: He joined the philosophy faculty in 2021. He previously taught at Ashoka University. His research has focused primarily on grounding, philosophical regresses, and the natures of properties, relations, propositions, facts, and states of affairs. He earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of California, Davis, his master’s degree from the University of Wyoming, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Montana.

Estelí Gomez: The celebrated soprano joined the Conservatory faculty in 2019. She teaches in the voice studio while continuing to perform on some of the world’s grandest stages. She has won two Grammy Awards with the contemporary octet Roomful of Teeth. She earned a master’s degree from McGill University and a bachelor’s degree from Yale University.

Anne Haydock: She has taught in film studies since 2014. Her areas of interest include documentary, animation, handmade cinema, and representational ethics, and she teaches a wide variety of film/ video production classes. Haydock currently chairs the Film Studies Department. She earned an MFA in film and video production from the University of Iowa and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Relena Ribbons: A member of the faculty since 2016, Ribbons is a forest and soil ecologist and biogeochemist. She teaches in geosciences and environmental studies. Her interests span soil microbial ecology, geobiotic interactions, and ecosystem ecology. She holds Ph.D.s from the University of Copenhagen and Bangor University, a master’s from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College.

Liz Sattler: She joined the mathematics faculty in 2018. Her academic focus has centered on teaching and developing �������ý��Ƶ’s foundational courses in precalculus, calculus, and discrete math. She previously taught for two years at Carleton College. In 2023, Sattler received �������ý��Ƶ’s Early Career Teaching Award. She earned her Ph.D. in mathematics and her bachelor’s degree from North Dakota State University.  

Austin Segrest: An accomplished poet, Segrest joined the English faculty in 2014. He has taught classes in English and creative writing and has literary interests in contemporary and 17th-century poetry. He is the author of two poetry collections, Door to Remain and Groom. He has a Ph.D. in literature and creative writing: poetry from University of Missouri, an MFA in poetry from Georgia State University, and a bachelor’s degree from Emory University.

Betsy Schlabach: A member of the history faculty since 2021, Schlabach teaches courses in 20th century American history, African American history, and urban history. She is the author of two books, Along the Streets of Bronzeville: Black Chicago’s Literary Landscapes, published in 2013, and Dream Books and Gamblers: Black Women’s Work in Chicago’s Policy Game, published in 2022. She has a Ph.D. in American studies from Saint Louis University, a master’s from Lehigh University, and a bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University.