2025-2026 Hesburgh Award Teaching Fellows

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 Hesburgh Award Teaching Fellows. The Hesburgh program supports mid and senior-career faculty as they interrogate problems and issues related to teaching and learning in their respective disciplines; this year’s cohort will explore Discipline-Based Education Research. The Fellows are led by Amanda Nolen, assistant director for Evaluation and Assessment at the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Colin Harrison, Senior Academic Professional in Biological Sciences

Kendall Nelson, Senior Lecturer in GTPE – Language Institute

Kim Paige, Academic Professional in Biomedical Engineering

Pardis Pishdad, Professor in School of Building Construction

Mary Peek, Principal Academic Professional in Chemistry and Biochemistry

Melissa Foulger, Senior Academic Professional in School of Literature, Media, and Communication

Zachary Handlos, Senior Academic Professional in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences