Four Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Williams College

Williams College, the highly rated liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts, has announced the granting of tenure to eight faculty members. Four of the new tenured faculty members are women.

Amie Ashley Hane was named associate professor of psychology. She joined the Williams faculty in 2006. Dr. Hane holds bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Maryland.

Anne Reinhardt was appointed associate professor of history. She has been teaching Chinese history at Williams College since 2005. Dr. Reinhardt is a graduate of Harvard University. She holds a master’s degree in Asian studies from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in history from Princeton University.

Dorothy J. Wang was named associate professor of American studies at Williams College. She has been on the Williams faculty since 2006 teaching courses in poetry. Dr. Wang is a graduate of Duke University. She holds a master’s degree in writing from Johns Hopkins University, a master of public administration degree in international affairs from Princeton University, and a Ph.D. in English literature from the University of California at Berkeley.

Li Yu was granted tenure and appointed associate professor of Asian studies. Since 2005 she has taught courses at Williams on Chinese language and Chinese pop culture. A graduate of East China Normal University in Shanghai, Dr. Yu earned a master’s degree and Ph.D. at Ohio State University.