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In addition to being a professor of history, Professor Hansen is the Director of International and Global Studies at WPI. In this role, responsibilities include enhancing the curricular components of WPI’s global programs, exploring new partnerships, and advising students in global projects. Hansen's research investigates the intertwined histories of mountaineering and modernity and has been a featured lecturer at public libraries and museums and as a commentator for television programs on the BBC, History Channel, and Discovery Channel.
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This Inside Higher Ed article featured work by WPI faculty and administration to clarify the university’s faculty promotion guidelines to better support associate professors and offer options that go beyond traditional research paths.
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