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Dr. Melanie H. Ross Professor, Humanities

  Year Started

2004

Education PhD, English Literature, NYU MA, English Literature, NYU AB, English and French Literature, Princeton University Teaching and Research Interests Henry James Joseph Conrad Pedagogy and Learning The Writing Process (and...

Dr. Rosanne Wasserman Professor, Humanities

Year Started

1991

Education Ph.D. English The Graduate School & University Center, CUNY Certificate High School English Teachers College, Columbia University M.F.A. Poetry Columbia University School of the Arts B.A. Poetry and Poetics--Independent Learning Program...

Dr. Paul Devlin

Department Head and Associate Professor, Humanities Year Started

2015

Education

Ph.D. in English, Stony Brook University M.A. in English, St. John's University B.A. in English, St. John's University

Teaching Interests

Composition Literature Technical...

Dr. Laury Magnus Professor of English, Humanities

  Year Started

1981

Education Ph.D. Modern Literature, Shakespeare, Chaucer The Graduate Center of CUNY M. Phil Modern Literature, Shakespeare, Chaucer The Graduate Center of CUNY B.A. Cum Laude English Literature Brooklyn College Teaching Interests...

Dr. Jeffrey F. Taffet Professor, Humanities

Year Started

2002

Education Ph.D. History, Georgetown University M.A. History, Georgetown University B.A. History, Franklin and Marshall College Teaching Interests U.S. History World History History of U.S. Foreign Relations Latin American History...

Dr. Gregory F. Sullivan, Professor, Humanities

Year Started

2006

Education Ph.D. History, Yale University M.A. East Asian Studies, Yale University B.A. Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley Teaching Interests Modern Japan Modern China Pre-modern Japan East Asian History Modern World...

Dr. Dan Irving Biography

Instructor of English, Humanities Year Started 2018 Education Ph.D. in English, Stony Brook University (2018) M.A. in English, Binghamton University (2011) B.A. in English, Queens College (2009) Teaching Interests Composition Literature Technical and...

Academics Departments

Department of Humanities

The Department of Humanities is composed of dedicated scholars who are passionate about encouraging student communication skills, life-long learning, and respectful reflection on the complexities of the human experience, crucial abilities for young people as...

Applications for the Class of 2030 open on 1 May 2025