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Retirement of professors raises identity concerns
The eminent retirement of Luther professors at the end of the year and within the next decade raises concern regarding the identity of the college.
Three Luther College professors are on the verge of retirement: Will Bunge and Simon Hanson from the religion department, and Dennis Barnaal from the chemistry department. They will not automatically be replaced. Even though their professorships will be up for grabs students will not necessarily be welcoming two new religion and one new chemistry professor in the next fiscal year.
According to Dean David Anderson, professor positions become available as needed, not as vacated. To determine what professor positions need to be filled and created, Dean Anderson looks at student enrollment and academic program needs. Positions being filled must reflect both, but they must also support the mission of the college.
Anderson emphasized the importance of determining whether professorships support the mission of the college because within the next 10 years, 40 faculty will reach retirement
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age; in the ten years following, another 30 will.
With every hiring decision, a little bit of Luther's identity, as a small Lutheran liberal arts college is on the line, said Anderson. Students will be happy to know that they also influence Luther's identity. All departments must solicit student opinion. Candidates are brought to Luther in part to be evaluated by students.
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Stephanie Larson
Chips Staff Writer
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