The following is an announcement from Dr. Jon Ohlhauser, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs:
The Academic Office is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mawuli Kofi Tay to the tenure track position of Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education.
Dr. Tay, who is originally from Ghana, received his PhD from the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary in 2023. Accepting admission to his PhD program at the UCalgary, Dr. Tay was awarded a substantial Doctoral Scholarship and participated in several research projects as a Research Assistant. His dissertation work focused on enhancing high school students’ spatial reasoning through geometry transformation instruction. Most recently, Dr. Tay has been serving as an instructor in the Faculty of Education at Brock University while his main appointment at Brock is as a Research Award Scholarship Specialist.
“Joining the Crandall University community as a faculty member presents an exciting opportunity to integrate my Christian faith with my passion for helping students see mathematics as a tool for solving real-world problems and for empowering them to apply their learning beyond the classroom,” said Dr. Tay.
“After meeting with Dr. Tay on several occasions and observing him in the classroom, his passion for teaching Mathematics was unmistakable,” said Dr. Nancy Matthews, Dean of Education. “His ability to engage students with clarity, curiosity, and care reflects a deep commitment to both the discipline and the development of our future educators.”
Dr. Tay’s appointment will begin on July 1, 2025.
