College of the Atlantic has named John Visvader, longtime faculty member in philosophy, as the inaugural holder of the Richard J. Borden Chair in Humanities. The chair is named for longtime COA professor, Rich Borden, faculty member in psychology and former dean.

“I am honored,” said Visvader in a press release. “Especially because it is a chair named for Rich.” Even before Visvader joined the COA faculty in …