English majors 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.
For the last 18 years, the office tucked away in the corner of the second floor of 115 Vernon Street has had one inhabitant: Professor Christopher Hager. When a visitor peers into his office, they are greeted by an array of chairs, books, whale memorabilia, and likely Professor Hager himself, pouring over a book or at his standing desk.
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.
Sheila Fisher speaks with her student about how she was inspired to study medieval literature and languages as an undergraduate.
