Faculty and Staff Arrivals/Departures and Innovations

Along with these important shifts in the curriculum and structure, the years 1992 and 1993 also brought the Women’s Studies program change in the realm of staff and faculty. Ann Williams, who had been secretary for five years, left the program to work with Lee Edwards in the Dean’s office. Leila Ahmed became permanent director. Arlene Avakian was awarded tenure and Alex Deschamps became coordinator of the Minor program. Linda Hillenbrand was hired as secretary.⁴⁵

Shortly after she was hired in 1994, Hillenbrand began to bring the program into the electronic age by working on a web page and email lists. By 1998 we were one of the first academic programs on campus to have a full fledged website, and the next year we had four listservs for our various constituencies including current students, the Five College Women's Studies community, alums, friends of the program as well as women's studies colleagues across the country and the world. Including current and past course listings, newsletters, hundreds of links and resources on women's issues, and archival materials, the web site has become an important resource for students, faculty, staff and the community.

⁴⁵ WOST newsletter, Spring 1994, p. 2.