Austin Peay’s Banerjee to serve as Tennessee University Faculty Senates president
(Posted April 16, 2021)

Austin Peay State University history professor Dr. Soma Banerjee has been elected to the office of president-elect of TUFS, the .
“I am looking forward to serving my faculty colleagues across Tennessee in this office,” he said. “Thank you for your support."
Banerjee’s term as president-elect begins on July 1, 2021, and his term as president will begin on July 1, 2022.
He will serve as immediate past president from July 1, 2023.
He will serve on the TUFS Executive Council in all three of those years.
The current outgoing TUFS president is Dr. Misty Anderson from University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
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