Three members of the Carleton College faculty have been awarded tenure by the Board of Trustees, effective September 1, 2018.
Laska Jimsen, assistant professor of Cinema and Media Studies (CAMS), joined the Carleton faculty in 2011. She earned a BA in comparative literature at Brown University and an MFA in film and media arts from Temple University. She's played a key role in establishing the CAMS department’s production curriculum. She teaches digital foundations, the department’s gateway production course. Jimsen also teaches nonfiction film-making, animation, and advanced production. She's involved with the creation and production of 14 experimental films. Funding for many of her works come from prestigious grants. Her works appear at esteemed venues, like the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. Recent alums with careers in film-making attest to the quality of her training skills.
Elizabeth “Liz” Yoon Hwa Raleigh, assistant professor of Sociology, came to Carleton in 2012. Before, she served as an adjunct professor in Asian American studies at Hunter College. She received her BA in American civilization from Brown University. She earned her PhD in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. Raleigh teaches a range of courses, including Asians in the US, Sociology of the Family, Social Statistics, and Race and Ethnicity. Her students and colleagues praise her as an inspiring professor. She is committed to learning and fostering frank and open discussions on challenging topics, such as race. She is skilled at utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Raleigh has published several peer-reviewed journals. Her most recent publication is “Selling Transracial Adoption: Families, Markets, and the Color Line” (Temple University Press, 2017). Raleigh is the recipient of a Mellon Mays Junior Faculty Career Enhancement Fellowship. She is an emerging expert on adoption studies.
Jeffrey Snyder '97, assistant professor of Education Studies, joined the Carleton faculty in 2012. He graduated from from Carleton in 1997, majoring in psychology. He earned his MA in education from Harvard University. He followed with a PhD in the history of education from New York University. Snyder creates a dynamic learning environment for his students. He covers the history of American education. He focuses on standardized testing in the U.S., education reform, and multicultural education. His book, “Making Black History: The Color Line, Culture, and Race in the Age of Jim Crow,” is set for publication in early 2018. A Broom Public Scholarship grant supports his academic freedom work. His extensive knowledge and stimulating pedagogy offers students a model designed to inspire future educators.
For more information, contact the Dean of the College at (507) 222-4303.