Faculty and Staff News

Listening is more than just not talking while someone else speaks—it’s a way to demonstrate both interest and respect in another person’s lived experience.

This year, Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Brandi Johnson got married, opened the new Center for Belonging, and that’s only the beginning.

Whether it’s for mental health reasons, to move cities for a relationship, to care for a family member, or to pursue a different dream with a higher salary—quitting occasionally is unavoidable and nothing to feel shame about.

This Valentine’s Day, we asked Endicott’s writers and English faculty to share their favorite love poems—with a few surprises.

With the support of a Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism, Endicott College Associate Professor Lara Salahi has published a story investigating the link between a Massachusetts National Guard infantry battalion that deployed on a combat mission to Afghanistan in 2011 and suicide.

From growing up in Switzerland to being kidnapped in Africa, Dean of International Education Warren Jaferian has always led an exciting international life, and now he helps students become global Gulls, too.

Assistant Professor of Education Luke Reynolds was inspired during the pandemic to pen Braver Than I Thought, an inspirational book exploring trauma through the lives of public figures like Padma Lakshmi, Selena Gomez, and Chadwick Boseman.

With the holidays fast approaching, we rounded up a list of faculty-authored books and faculty recommendations to gift or sit by the fireplace with.

With the holiday season upon us, many are giving back—but Lauri Rawls makes it a year-round endeavor.

It’s been a busy and rewarding first semester for Thomas Kushner, new Dean of the Curtis L. Gerrish School of Business. Here, he discusses his transition to dean and answers 20 questions about everything from music to overcoming adversity.