Meet Three Pioneering Black Scholars: Exciting New Faculty Additions

Eric Deggans is named the Knight Chair in Journalism and Media Ethics at Washington and Lee University. A seasoned TV critic, he has written for NPR and the Tampa Bay Times, authored "Race-Baiter," and earned dual degrees from Indiana University. Royette T. Dubar gains tenure as associate professor of psychology at Wesleyan University, leading the Sleep and Psychosocial Adjustment Lab. Her master's and Ph.D. are from Brock University. Heidi Cruz-Austin is promoted to associate professor of dance at Muhlenberg College. A former Pennsylvania Ballet dancer, she focuses on enhancing ballet education for beginners. She holds an MFA from the University of the Arts.