Volume CXXXI, Number 20 April 5, 2002 f

Glaude announces move to Princeton
NICOLE DURAND
STAFF WRITER

Eddie Glaude, Associate Professor of Religion and Africana Studies announced last week that he has decided to leave Bowdoin College. Effective in July, Glaude will begin a new position at Princeton University, where he earned his master's degree and doctorate in religion.

Africana studies and religion professor Eddie Glaude will be leaving Bowdoin for a new position at Princeton. (Bowdoin Orient)

"[Princeton] is like returning home," Glaude said in an email to his students last week. "Familiar places, friends, and an extraordinary intellectual environment… I can't wait to begin this new stage in my life."

"We're not at all surprised that Princeton University would take notice of what Professor Glaude has accomplished here," said President Mills in a previous interview. "We are tremendously proud of Professor Glaude, as we are of our entire faculty, and we wish him and his family all the best as he pursues this next step in a career of great promise."

Professor Glaude has taught at Bowdoin for the past six years. Although he is looking forward to his move to Princeton, Glaude is not unmoved by his farewell to Bowdoin. "I can't help but be saddened by the prospects of leaving wonderful colleagues and, especially, the tremendous students that I have had the honor to meet and teach," he continued.

Glaude is known around campus for his complex and thought provoking teaching style. "My experience in Professor Glaude's Intro to Africana Studies class as a prospective student was a key factor in my decision to come to Bowdoin," said current sophomore Amanda Burrage. "Even though I spent only one hour in his class, he captured my attention and sparked my interest in Africana Studies."

Sophomore Faye Hargate, who took Religion 101 and African American Religion with Glaude, agrees. "Professor Glaude is a demanding professor who's goal is to have each student reach their potential. I have never been more inspired to learn in any other class."

Glaude has had a huge impact on the Religion and Africana Studies departments and on the educational development of his students. He will be missed by students and faculty alike.