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Congratulations to Spelman's Newly Tenured and Promoted Faculty

Bhikhari Tharu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics

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350 Spelman Lane
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Email: btharu@spelman.edu
Phone: 404-270-5830, 404-270-5836 (fax)
Office Location: Tapley Hall 330

https://sites.google.com/a/mail.usf.edu/btharu/home

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Spelman College believes in a holistic approach to learning and strives to create a cohesive academic and co-curricular experience that benefits each student.

The Spelman faculty is comprised of approximately 180 full-time teacher/scholars guiding more than 27 majors. Eighty-six percent of Spelman’s full-time faculty hold the Ph.D. or other terminal degree, and many are Spelman graduates.

Our student/faculty ratio of 10:1 allows for close mentoring and guidance so that our faculty and students develop bonds that last well into the future.

Read all about the outstanding work of some of our faculty in Faculty Excellence at Spelman College (PDF).

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