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The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) has announced the 2025-26 cohort of Teaching for Inclusiveness, Diversity, and Equity (TIDE) Ambassadors. The TIDE program empowers 10 outstanding faculty members to transform student learning and success across cultural, social and learning differences through strength-based, inclusive teaching approaches that honor diversity.

The 2025-26 TIDE Ambassadors are:

• Erin Butler, Lecturer, Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences
• Kristen DeAngelis, Professor, Microbiology, College of Natural Sciences
• Lindsay DuBois, Clinical Instructor, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing
• Joshua Lonthair, Lecturer, Biology, College of Natural Sciences
• Munkaila Musah, Assistant Professor, Environmental Conservation, College of Natural Sciences
• Megan Patton-Lopez, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, School of Public Health & Health Sciences
• Eirini Pitidou, Lecturer, Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies, College of Education
• Lindsay Pope, Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Studies, Music and Dance, College of Humanities & Fine Arts
• Celeste Surreira, Clinical Assistant Professor, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing

Selected from a competitive applicant pool, the 2025-26 cohort of faculty members represent diverse disciplines united by their commitment to advancing campus equity and inclusion. As TIDE Ambassadors, they extend the impact of their fellowship by sharing innovative practices within their academic units and supporting the CTL’s broader diversity initiatives.

During their fellowship year, the program participants will enhance their inclusive and equitable teaching strategies, reimagine course designs and forge meaningful collaborations across disciplinary boundaries.

More information about the TIDE Ambassador program can be found on the CTL website.