As part of a new project, members of the English Student Advisory Board have been sitting down with department faculty to explore how they perceive the dynamic relationship between teaching and scholarship. These conversations highlight the ways our professors bring their research into the classroom, how their students inspire new questions in their work, and how the two pursuits continually enrich one another.

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Macie Bridge Interviews Hilary Wyss

If you have visited the English department lately, you’ve likely passed the open door of Professor Wyss’ second floor office and seen her typing away under the big bay windows. Macie Bridge stopped in to ask a few questions.

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Kai-Lilly Karpman Interviews Sheila Fisher

Sheila Fisher speaks with her student about how she was inspired to study medieval literature and languages as an undergraduate.