{"id":92,"date":"2024-04-02T15:58:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/bingham\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2025-04-16T14:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T18:14:21","slug":"bingham-endowed-chairs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/bingham\/bingham-endowed-chairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bingham Endowed Chairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each year, up to three faculty members will be selected by the board of the Bingham Fund as endowed chairs. The selection is based on a rigorous application process by an external committee of excellent peer teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Bingham Endowed Chair program is an exciting addition to the support that the Bingham Fund has provided Transylvania to identify and reward faculty members of exceptional ability who demonstrate excellent classroom teaching qualities.<\/p>\n<cite>Christopher Young, chair of the Bingham Fund board<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fellowsBlocks is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-the-2025-bingham-endowed-chairs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eT-nQMnSnsg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet the 2025 Bingham Endowed Chairs<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 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class=\"staff-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/bingham\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/transylvania_bingham-endowed-chair_peter-fosl-portrait_718.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"staff-bio\"><h3>Peter Fosl<\/h3><ul class=\"atts\"><li class=\"job\">Professor of Philosophy<\/li><li class=\"phone-number\"><\/li><li class=\"email\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"biography\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/bingham\/bingham-endowed-chairs\/kurt-gohde\/\"    class=\"wp-block-tiptip-hyperlink-group-block\" >\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ek-linked-block is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-lees-blocks-staff-block\"><div class=\"staff-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/bingham\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/transylvania_bingham-endowed-chair_kurt-gohde-portrait_718.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"staff-bio\"><h3>Kurt Gohde<\/h3><ul class=\"atts\"><li class=\"job\">Professor of Art<\/li><li class=\"phone-number\"><\/li><li class=\"email\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"biography\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/bingham\/bingham-endowed-chairs\/james-wagner\/\"    class=\"wp-block-tiptip-hyperlink-group-block\" >\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ek-linked-block is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-lees-blocks-staff-block\"><div class=\"staff-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/bingham\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/04\/transylvania_bingham-endowed-chair_james-wagner_portrait_718.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div><div class=\"staff-bio\"><h3>James Wagner<\/h3><ul class=\"atts\"><li class=\"job\">Professor of Biology<\/li><li class=\"phone-number\"><\/li><li class=\"email\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"biography\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group fellowsBlocks is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-the-2024-bingham-endowed-chairs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dkrTnmxq7CU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meet the 2024 Bingham Endowed Chairs<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/bingham\/bingham-endowed-chairs\/paul-duffin\/\"    class=\"wp-block-tiptip-hyperlink-group-block\" >\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ek-linked-block is-layout-flow 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