{"id":122716,"date":"2025-07-02T10:42:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=122716"},"modified":"2025-07-02T12:46:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T16:46:24","slug":"faculty-promotions","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/articles\/2025\/faculty-promotions\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Charles River Campus Faculty Receive Promotions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin news-block-editorial-leadin is-style-text-over-image has-media has-box has-media-focus-center-middle has-text-position-x-center\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2025\/07\/Boston-University-Charles-River-Campus-_Commonwealth-Ave-Prudential.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/07\/Boston-University-Charles-River-Campus-_Commonwealth-Ave-Prudential.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/07\/Boston-University-Charles-River-Campus-_Commonwealth-Ave-Prudential-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/07\/Boston-University-Charles-River-Campus-_Commonwealth-Ave-Prudential-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/07\/Boston-University-Charles-River-Campus-_Commonwealth-Ave-Prudential-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/07\/Boston-University-Charles-River-Campus-_Commonwealth-Ave-Prudential-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/07\/Boston-University-Charles-River-Campus-_Commonwealth-Ave-Prudential-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2025\/07\/Boston-University-Charles-River-Campus-_Commonwealth-Ave-Prudential-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Theatre<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t25 Charles River Campus Faculty Receive Promotions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">CFA faculty promoted to associate professor include: Christine Hamel (CFA\u201905), associate professor of voice and acting; Breehan James, associate professor of art, painting; Toni Pepe (MET\u201911), associate professor of art, photography; Tawnya Smith, associate professor of music, music education.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar news-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">July 2, 2025<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>This article was originally published in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2025\/25-charles-river-campus-faculty-receive-promotions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BU Today <\/a><\/em>on July 1, 2025. By <em>BU Today<\/em> staff. Photo by Cydney Scott<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-introparagraph news-block-editorial-introparagraph is-style-large\"><h4>EXCERPT<\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-introparagraph-content\"><p>Twenty-five faculty on Boston University\u2019s Charles River Campus have just received promotions, 17 to the rank of associate professor with tenure, 5 to the rank of non-tenure associate professor, and 3 to the rank of professor with tenure. They come from eight colleges and schools and represent a breadth of academic interests and fields of research.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote news-block-bu-pullquote alignwide has-image-focus-center-middle\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote-inner\"><figure><\/figure><blockquote><div class=\"container-lockup\"><div class=\"container-icon-outer\"><div class=\"container-icon-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-text\"><hr\/><div class=\"quote-sizing\">Each in their unique way demonstrates daily the caliber of education and accomplishment possible through innovation, creativity, leadership, and commitment to student success. We see great things ahead for them and are pleased they have chosen BU as the institution at which to advance their careers.<br\/><\/div><footer class=\"caption\"><em>&#8211; BU Provost Gloria Waters<\/em><\/footer><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-magenta-color has-text-color\"><strong>CFA faculty promoted to associate professor<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4>Christine Hamel (CFA&#8217;05), Associate Professor of Voice and Acting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/CHRISTINE-HAMEL.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-116587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/CHRISTINE-HAMEL.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/CHRISTINE-HAMEL-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/CHRISTINE-HAMEL-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/CHRISTINE-HAMEL-550x550.png 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/CHRISTINE-HAMEL-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/christine-hamel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christine Hamel<\/a>&nbsp;(CFA\u201905), College of Fine Arts School of Theatre associate professor of voice and acting<\/strong>, is an actor, director, and voice coach whose scholarship focuses on the politics of voice, emotion, and embodiment. She is the coauthor of&nbsp;<em>Sounding Bodies: Identity, Injustice, and the Voice<\/em>&nbsp;(2021) and has directed productions of Leahy Ardon\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Conflict Zone<\/em>, Ibrahim Miari\u2019s&nbsp;<em>In Between<\/em>, Antonia Lassar\u2019s&nbsp;<em>God Box<\/em>, and, most recently,&nbsp;<em>Mr. Parent<\/em>&nbsp;by Maurice Parent and Melinda Lopez at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Breehan James, Associate Professor of Art, Painting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Breehan-James_600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Breehan James\" class=\"wp-image-879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Breehan-James_600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Breehan-James_600x600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Breehan-James_600x600-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Breehan-James_600x600-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Breehan-James_600x600-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/breehan-james\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Breehan James<\/strong><\/a><strong>, CFA School of Visual Arts associate professor of painting<\/strong>, is a painter whose work explores themes of memory, place, and wilderness through depictions of northern landscapes and domestic interiors\u2014in particular, her experiences in the forests and lake regions of Minnesota and Wisconsin. She is a past fellow at the American Academy in Rome and the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program, and has exhibited extensively, with over 50 group shows and 11 solo or two-person exhibitions nationally since joining BU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Toni Pepe (MET&#8217;11), Associate Professor of Art, Photography<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Toni-Pepe_600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Toni Pepe\" class=\"wp-image-920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Toni-Pepe_600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Toni-Pepe_600x600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Toni-Pepe_600x600-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Toni-Pepe_600x600-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/03\/Toni-Pepe_600x600-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/toni-pepe\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Toni Pepe<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;(MET\u201911), CFA School of Visual Arts associate professor of art<\/strong>, is a photographer and sculptor whose feminist research practice and installations explore memory, motherhood, storytelling, and identity. Her ongoing project&nbsp;<em>Mothercraft<\/em>&nbsp;(2018\u2013present) reflects on emotional intimacy and time\u2019s cyclical nature, incorporating ephemera and found press photographs to challenge linear narratives and elevate domestic imagery into contemporary discourse. She is the chair of photography and, since joining the CFA faculty, has had over 10 solo exhibitions, 45 group exhibitions, and prestigious residencies, including MacDowell.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Tawnya Smith, associate professor of music, music education<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/Tawnya-Smith_600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Tawnya Smith\" class=\"wp-image-990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/Tawnya-Smith_600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/Tawnya-Smith_600x600-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/Tawnya-Smith_600x600-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/Tawnya-Smith_600x600-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/04\/Tawnya-Smith_600x600-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/tawnya-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tawnya Smith<\/strong><\/a><strong>, CFA School of Music associate professor of music education<\/strong>, is a teacher and scholar of music education who explores using the arts as a pathway to promote environmental sustainability. A frequent conference presenter on issues of trauma, mental health, and ecojustice-informed music, she is coauthor of the book&nbsp;<em>Performance Anxiety Strategies<\/em>&nbsp;(2016) and coeditor of&nbsp;<em>Narratives and Reflections in Music Education: Listening to Voices Seldom Heard<\/em>&nbsp;(2020). She is editor of the&nbsp;<em>International Journal of Education &amp; the Arts<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button news-block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2025\/25-charles-river-campus-faculty-receive-promotions\/\">read more about the faculty promotions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published in BU Today on July 1, 2025. By BU Today staff. 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