Fellows
Davenport College has an active and enthusiastic Fellowship. Davenport’s Fellowship includes Fellows (distinguished Faculty and Staff at the University) and Associate Fellows (often Davenport alum or people who have made important contributions to New Haven and the larger society).
Nick Wantsala
Kenya S. Flash Resident
Biography
Nick Wantsala is a librarian with over ten years of experience working in Access Services. From 2018 to 2023, he worked at the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Emory University, where he served as a Library Coordinator for Access Services, Student Supervisor, and Research Specialist. Throughout his undergraduate career at the University of Cincinnati, he worked at Langsam Library and strengthened his dedication to librarianship by becoming a Technical & Equipment Specialist. He earned his master’s degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama in 2023. During his graduate work, Nick was a member of the Society of American Archivists and helped create and develop “Archives & Communities,” a podcast series in which archivists from across America share how they entered the profession. With a deep passion for librarianship, student involvement, and community engagement, he uses his creative ideas and initiatives to bring those communities together.
Nick earned his B.A. in Communications from the University of Cincinnati in 2015 and his M.A. in Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama in 2023.
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Kalman L. "Kal" Watsky
Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine
Biography
After an internship at St. Vincent's Hospital in NYC and 3 years as a General Medical Officer at the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia, I came to New Haven to train in dermatology. After my Chief Resident year, I became Head of Dermatology at the Hospital of Saint Raphael and opened a private practice on Orchard Street. Our practice relocated to the Prince Professional Center in 2019, where I continue to provide general Dermatology services to adults and children with a subspecialty in contact and occupational dermatology. I teach medical students and residents and remain an in-patient hospital consultant. I lived in France during college, becoming fluent in French, and continue to travel widely. I am a photographer and have exhibited my work in galleries locally. I enjoy outdoor activities including hiking, biking, and watersports. I am a volunteer in our community, serving as a member on the board of the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven, committees at Congregation B'nai Jacob, and was recently elected to the Woodbridge Zoning Board of Appeals. I have two married children in New York City and Washington, DC, and, for the moment, one grand-daughter, age 1, though I am hopeful that more are on the way.
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Arne Westad
Professor of History and Global Affairs
Biography
I work on modern global and international history, with a specialization in China and eastern Asia. At Yale, I teach in the History Dept. and in the Jackson School of Global Affairs. When I'm not in my office on Hillhouse, I love watching soccer (I used to play, but that's now some time ago!) or hiking in Connecticut and elsewhere.
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Graeme Wood
Lecturer in political science
Biography
Journalist at The Atlantic and other magazines and newspapers. Writer and teacher at Yale (political science; Journalism Initiative). Ex-Council on Foreign Relations; Penn; US Naval Academy. Incorrigible traveler, reader, learner of languages. Frequently seen in the Davenport dining hall.
Graeme Wood received his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Harvard College in 2000.
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Marc Wortman
Freelance journalist and author
Biography
I am multi-award-winning independent historian and freelance journalist. I am the author of five books on American military, technology, and social history, most recently The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived: Tom Watson Jr. and the Epic Story of How IBM Created the Digital Age. My previous book, Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power, was named a National Review Book of the Year and received an honorable mention for the John Lyman Award in biography from the North American Society for Oceanic History. I have written for many publications, including Vanity Fair, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, Time, and The Daily Beast. I live in New Haven with my wife and have two children, one adult, one college age. I have coached numerous New Haven youth baseball and basketball teams. When I am not writing, I am reading, exercising, or enjoying life with neighbors and friends.