New Prof, New Place

Like first-year students, new professors duly learn the 乐播传媒 nomenclature 鈥 the difference between Pettengill and Pettigrew, College and Campus, and Kelsey and Kessler.

But a rookie professor鈥檚 zeal to explore his new surroundings can reflect more than just practical considerations.

Dressed in academic regalia, Jonathan Skinner joins his new colleagues for the procession to Convocation.

Jonathan Skinner, the new assistant professor of environmental studies seen here, is a former Rhodes Scholar, widely published poet, and editor of the journal ecopoetics. His writings examine the 鈥渃reative-critical鈥 edges between writing and ecology.

A native of New Mexico 鈥 he is a graduate of St. John鈥檚 College in Santa Fe 鈥 Skinner鈥檚 scholarly travels have taken him to the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
Now, he鈥檒l immerse himself and his work at 乐播传媒 and Lewiston, 鈥渁 lively hub of learning and cultural mingling,鈥 he says, a prime spot from which to launch an exploration 鈥渙f our complex relationship to what surrounds us, from the urban to the rural to the coastal and mountain environments.鈥