The History of Art and Architecture department will welcome two new tenured professors to their ranks this fall.

Professor Jeffrey Hamburger--an expert in medieval art currently at the University of Toronto--is new to Harvard, while his soon-to-be colleague--Weston Associate Professor of the Humanities Ewa Lajer-Burcharth--was offered a rare internal tenure.

Hamburger said that he is thrilled to be joining the Faculty at Harvard.

"I'm delighted, what else should I be?" he said. "I'm looking forward to it. It's an immense opportunity. I think it also promised to be great fun."

Born in London to American parents, Hamburger received all of his academic degrees from Yale University before beginning his teaching career at Oberlin College in Ohio.

For the last three years Hamburger has taught in the Graduate Department of History of Art in Toronto. He is a recipient of numerous awards for both his research and his teaching.

According to Hamburger, teaching is one of his favorite parts of the job and he said he looks forward to working with both undergraduates and graduates.

"When you come to a place like Harvard, you assume the responsibility for teaching the next generation of graduate students who will go on to shape fields," Hamburger said. "It's what I always wanted to do. I also look forward to teaching undergraduates."