Faculty

Chih-Ping Chen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English
Office: SAC 341
Phone: (989) 463-7243

Carol F Bender, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Office: Swanson Academic Center 336
Phone: (989) 463-7309

Catherine Fobes
Professor of Sociology
Office: Swanson Academic Center 254
Phone: (989) 463-7257

Joanne R Gilbert, Ph.D.
Chair and Professor of Communication/New Media Studies
Office:
Phone: (989) 463-7054

Kathryn D. Blanchard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: SAC 352
Phone: (989) 463-7136

Prathim Maya Dora-Laskey
Instructor
Office: SAC 335
Phone: (989) 463-7224

Stephany Slaughter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Modern Language - Spanish
Office: SAC 326
Phone: (989) 463-7117

 

Alma College graduates have extraordinary placement rates into medical and law schools. Alma’s 84 percent placement rate into medical school compares to a 46.3 percent national average. Alma’s placement rate for law school is 86.9 percent, compared to a 66.8 percent national average.

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Graduate Profile

Buddy Scarborough

Buddy Scarborough
Graduation: 2009
Major: Sociology
Minor: Women’s Studies

Prior to an “eye-opening freshman year,” Buddy Scarborough ’09 had never thought about the lived experiences of women. Once he started reading about the concepts of gender and social construction, however, he says he couldn’t get enough.

“The more I learned and understood, the more I wanted to be active in breaking down these constructs,” he says. “I broke down my own perceptions and actions and saw how the things I do on daily basis perpetuate or disintegrate restrictive constructions of gender.”

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