<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/westmont-news/new-faculty-bring-faith-excellence-classroom.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>09/01/2026</pubDate><title>New Faculty Bring Faith, Excellence to Classroom</title><excerpt>Five tenure-track professors, including a returning alumnus and an international design expert, join the Westmont faculty this fall, bringing a shared commitment to integrating faith with academic excellence. The new tenure-track appointments include Stephen Owusu (economics and business), Gregg Ten Elshof ’92 (philosophy), Demetrius Tucker (English), Jarrett Walbolt (kinesiology) and Kristen Wood (engineering). </excerpt><author>Scott Craig</author><image><img src="/westmont-news/New-Fac-Header.jpg.jpeg" alt="New Faculty Bring Faith, Excellence to Classroom"/></image><caption/><description>Five tenure-track professors, including a returning alumnus and an international design expert, join the Westmont faculty this fall, bringing a sha...</description><tags><tag>westmont news</tag></tags></item>