Bio

Faculty Athletics Representative

Professor Yu Jin Ko serves as Wellesley's Faculty Athletics Representative and represents Wellesley and its faculty in the institution’s relationships with the NCAA and its conference(s). The Wellesley FAR is a tenured faculty member who is appointed by the Academic Council Agenda Committee, serving a three-year term with the option of one reappointment. The FAR’s functions are as follows:

1. Helps to ensure a quality student-athlete experience and promote student-athlete well-being.
2. Serves as an independent advocate for student-athletes.
3. Assists in the oversight of intercollegiate athletics at the campus and conference levels to assure that they are conducted in a manner designed to protect and enhance the physical, psychological, and educational well-being of student-athletes.
4. Oversees the nominations of student-athletes for NCAA grant, scholarship, and recognition programs.
5. Helps promote student-athlete success in the classroom, in athletics, and in the community by striking a balance among academic excellence, athletics competition, and social growth as they prepare for lifelong success.

Professor of English

My publications have centered on Shakespeare, with an emphasis on performance. My first book, Mutability and Division on Shakespeare’s Stage, appeared in 2004. I have also co-edited a book collection that brings together essays from scholars and theatre professionals:  Shakespeare's Sense of Character: On the Page and From the Stage. My articles and reviews have continued to focus on Shakespeare in performance, both in the theatre and on film. They include pieces like a review of Twelfth Night in Central Park featuring Anne Hathaway as well as an essay on a production of Macbeth by inmates of a correctional institution ("Macbeth Behind Bars").  More recently, I have moved into the area of Shakespeare in production across the globe, especially in the east.  "The site of burial in two Korean Hamlets" is my latest foray into this field.