▁in ▁higher ▁education ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁cal ib re . ▁Fac ulty ▁and ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁College ▁will ▁be ▁free ▁to ▁conduct ▁scholar ship ▁and ▁research ▁and ▁publish ▁the ▁results , ▁and ▁to ▁teach ▁in ▁the ▁class room ▁and ▁express ▁themselves ▁on ▁campus , ▁bearing ▁in ▁mind ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁accepted ▁scholar ly ▁and ▁professional ▁standards ▁and ▁the ▁reg ulations ▁of ▁the ▁College .” ▁The ▁College ▁is ▁also ▁“ comm itted ▁to ▁bas ing ▁jud g ments ▁concerning ▁the ▁ad mission , ▁education , ▁and ▁employ ment ▁of ▁individuals ▁upon ▁their ▁qual ifications ▁and ▁ab ilities .” ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁and ▁fac ulty ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁▁▁ ▁President , ▁Professor ▁Tan ▁Tai ▁Y ong , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Human ities ▁( History ) ▁and ▁previously ▁Vice - Pro v ost ▁( Student ▁Life ) ▁at ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Singapore ▁ ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁President ▁( A cadem ic ▁Affairs ), ▁Jo anne ▁Roberts , ▁Professor ▁of ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁( E conom ics ) ▁at ▁Y ale – N US , ▁and ▁previously ▁on ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cal g ary . ▁ ▁Executive ▁Vice ▁President ▁( Admin istration ), ▁Krist en ▁Lyn as , ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁M BA ▁' 9 0 ▁Y ale - N US ▁College ' s ▁Found ing ▁President ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 7 ▁was ▁Per icles ▁Lewis , ▁Professor ▁of ▁compar ative ▁literature ▁and ▁English ▁at ▁Y ale ▁University . ▁ ▁Fac ulty ▁