Five scholars from media, film, and technology fields have joined the faculty of Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q). The new additions are the result of a global search and further strengthen the university’s communication and liberal arts programmes.
They include film scholar Dr Kaveh Askari as associate professor of communication in residence; documentary filmmaker Danielle Beverly, who will become an assistant professor of communication in residence; sociologist Dr Hasan Mahmud, who will serve as assistant professor of liberal arts in residence; Dr Yulianto Mohsin who will help inaugurate NU-Q’s first courses in Science and Technology Studies (STS) as assistant professor of liberal arts; and Bronwyn Bethel as writing centre administrator.
“Following an interview process that included NU-Q students, faculty and staff, these new members of our family emerged from our strongest ever field of applicants, which included scholars from the world’s premier universities. Such invaluable additions to our faculty, above all, serve the intellectual and personal growth of our students,” said Everette E Dennis, dean and CEO of NU-Q.
The appointment of these new faculty members greatly strengthens NU-Q’s communication and liberal arts programmes specifically, but also its elective and required course offerings for journalism students,” the dean added. He said that currently NU-Q is searching for faculty members in strategic communication and digital media policy who will join the school in fall 2016.