February 14, 2001 Sp62 Contact: Sarah Maxwell Director of Media Relations 507.646.4183 Carleton College Awards Tenure to Three Faculty Northfield, Minn. — The Carleton College Board of Trustees has awarded tenure to three faculty, as announced by Elizabeth McKinsey, dean of the college. Nancy Cho, assistant professor of English, received her B.A. in English magna cum laude from Yale University and her Ph.D. in English from the University of Michigan. She came to Carleton in 1995 and is known for her ability to encourage discussion on writers as diverse as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edith Wharton, Miguel Pinero, and performance artist Anna Deavere Smith. Her students have praised her for addressing in classroom discussions sensitive subjects like race, ethnicity and gender. Cho also teaches courses in theater studies and American studies, and is currently working on a book titled "Staging Ethnicity in Contemporary American Drama," which is expected to be a major contribution to the field of theater scholarship. Annette Igra, assistant professor of history, received her B.A. in history at the University of California, Los Angeles. She also holds a certificate in Yiddish language, literature and culture from Columbia University and a master’s in women’s history from Sarah Lawrence College. She earned her Ph.D. in history from Rutgers University. Since joining the Carleton faculty in 1994, Igra has contributed to the women’s studies and American studies programs in addition to the history department. As a specialist in American women’s history, Igra has taught a two-term survey course on that topic, as well as courses on the progressive era, gender and work, U.S. consumer culture and U.S. immigrant history. Her scholarly work focuses on the social and labor history of New York City in the early 20th century, and she will publish a book next year titled "Other Men’s Wives and Children: Anti-Desertion Reform in New York." Matt Rand, assistant professor of biology, earned his B.S. from Oregon State University, his M.S. from Wichita State University and his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. Prior to coming to Carleton in 1995, he did postdoctoral work at the Institute of Reproductive Biology at the University of Texas, Austin, where he taught for several years. Rand’s expertise is in behavioral ecology and neurobiology, and he teaches courses in animal physiology, animal behavior, behavioral endocrinology and behavioral genetics, as well as interdisciplinary courses. He conducts research projects alongside students and is known for his enthusiasm and openness to questions and dialogue. Rand’s research examines brain mechanisms that mediate male-typical and female-typical reproductive behavior in Cnemidophorous lizards. # # # #