Joseph Lam Becomes Assistant Professor
Joseph Lam has become an assistant professor in the Department of Religious Studies. Prof. Lam holds a B.A.Sc. from the University of British Columbia, an M.Div. degree from Regent College in Vancouver, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in the field of Northwest Semitic Philology. He has served as an instructor at N.C. State University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Chicago, and Regent College, and he began teaching at UNC as a lecturer in our department in 2011. Prof. Lam’s research and teaching at UNC will focus on ancient Near Eastern religion, languages, and culture, including the Hebrew Bible.