Boyce College announced that Claire Aguda will join the faculty in the spring semester as Assistant Professor of Politics and Humanities. Aguda brings a strong background in the conservative intellectual movement, higher education, and cultural renewal initiatives to Boyce College.
Dustin Bruce, Dean of Boyce College, expressed his enthusiasm for Aguda’s appointment and believes she will help Boyce students express their faith in the public square.
“I am delighted to have Claire Aguda joining the Boyce College faculty,” Bruce said. “Her academic expertise and experience within the conservative movement will greatly benefit our students as they prepare to engage the public square as convictional Christians.”
R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Boyce College, also praised Aguda’s appointment. “I am incredibly pleased that Claire Aguda will be joining our faculty. She brings a rich background in political thought and political engagement and she also has a very substantial background in the major forces shaping conservative thought in the United States. She is a deeply committed Christian and just the type of scholar we look forward to adding to the faculty of Boyce College.”
Aguda is completing her PhD in Humanities at Faulkner University and has earned both her M.S. in Education (2015) and her B.A. in International Affairs and English (2012) from Florida State University. Prior to joining the faculty in the spring, Aguda will be married in October.
She has held prominent roles across a range of leading conservative institutions, including serving as Project Manager at the National Review Institute, Visiting Research Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal, and Director of Alumni, Faculty, and Graduate Students at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Her work has included managing academic fellowships, editing publications, and directing conferences for hundreds of faculty, graduate students, and alumni across the nation.
Commitment to Christian Scholarship
Aguda said she is thrilled to join the Boyce community and contribute to the institution’s emphasis on Christian convictions and rigorous scholarship.
“Boyce College is not only a vibrant academic village, but a faithful Christian community,” Aguda said. “I am deeply excited to join this community of students and scholars who pursue the true, good, and beautiful from a Christian worldview. Engaging with students in the great conversation of the Western tradition and passing on a love for the permanent things, as it was given to me, is one of the greatest privileges and responsibilities the Lord has bestowed on me.”
With her appointment, Boyce College continues to expand its commitment to training students to think deeply, live faithfully, and engage the world with biblical conviction.