Six Women Join the Faculty at the College of the Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Worcester, Massachusetts, has announced the hiring of 14 new faculty members for the 2011-12 academic year. Six of the new faculty members are women.

Alo C. Basu is a new assistant professor of psychology. Previously, she taught at MIT, Harvard Medical School, and Wellesley College. Dr. Basu is graduate of MIT and holds a Ph.D. in neurobiology from Harvard University.

Lisa Fluet

Lisa Fluet was hired as an assistant professor of English. She is a 1996 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in English literature from Princeton University. She previously taught at Princeton, Holy Cross, Trinity, and Boston College.

Alice S. Hsiaw is the James N. and Eva Barrett Assistant Professor in Ethics and Liberal Arts and assistant professor of economics. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Princeton University. She spent the last year as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University.

Nadine Knight is an assistant professor of English. She was an assistant professor of English at Whitman College. Dr. Knight is a graduate of Princeton University and holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

Lorelle Semley

Lorelle D. Semley is a new assistant professor of history. Previously, she taught at Bryn Mawr College and Wesleyan University. Dr. Semley is a graduate of Georgetown University. She holds a master’s degree from Yale University and a second master’s degree and a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University.

Melissa Weiner

Melissa F. Weiner is an assistant professor of sociology and anthropology. Since 2006 she has been an assistant professor at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. She is a graduate of Boston University where she doubled majored in sociology and journalism. Dr. Weiner earned a Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Minnesota.