José Feito 2024 Professor of the Year Celebration

This psychology teacher and scholar will deliver a presentation, “Intimate Encounters and the Potential of Deep Relating,” that reflects on his Saint Mary's journey. Don't miss it.

Join us for an evening talk and reception celebrating Saint Mary’s 2023–2024 Professor of the Year José Feito.

Professor Feito will speak on “Intimate encounters and the potential of deep relating.”

The Saint Mary’s community will honor Professor Feito and recognize his achievements, influence, and impact on generations of Saint Mary’s students and fellow faculty members. The celebration begins at 5 p.m. in the Claeys Lounge of the Soda Center on the SMC campus. RSVPs are strongly encouraged for what is expected to be a strong turnout.

“The very best of us—and what we aspire to be”

Psychology instructor José Feito is a rarity among college faculty members. 

He came to Saint Mary’s directly from his doctoral program at UC Berkeley—never applying anywhere else—and it’s been his academic home ever since. That’s turned out to be a very good thing for a generation of Saint Mary’s students, faculty members, and the College’s renowned Collegiate Seminar program.

With nearly 30 years of teaching, research, and scholarship under his belt, Feito is now being recognized as Saint Mary’s Professor of the Year for 2023-2024. “With our fervent commitment as a Catholic, Lasallian, and liberal arts college to focus on equity and inclusion, especially in light of national and global events, there is no better professor who represents the very best of us, and what we aspire to be,” wrote his nominators.