African American Faculty Member Recognized with Provost’s Award for 2010

Promising New Faculty



Dr. Marnel Niles, an assistant professor of communication, has leadership positions in the Untenured Faculty Organization and the College of Arts and Humanities Executive Committee, has been an officer for the Black Faculty and Staff Association and an adviser for the Black Students United. She has presented her research nationally six times and is organizing the Western States Communication Association conference. Niles is co-editing the book, “Still Searching for Our Mothers’ Gardens: Experiences of New, Tenure Track Women of Color at 'Majority' Institutions.”