New English Professors

We hope you'll study with and get to know the two new faculty members who joined the English department this fall.

Prof. Travis Foster is a specialist in American literature before 1900. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and his B.A. from Amherst College, where he majored in both English and Economics. Prof. Foster previously taught at the College of Wooster. He is currently teaching English 4590 (The Civil War in American Literature) and Honors 1975 (Sophomore Seminar: Friendship and Eros).  In the spring he will be teaching English 1975 (Sophomore Seminar: Secrets and Lies) and English 4690 (Reading Sexualities in American Literature).

Prof. Brooke Hunter is a specialist in medieval literature. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas and her B.A. from Whitman College. Prof. Hunter previously taught at Loyola University, Maryland. She is currently teaching English 2101 (The British Literary Tradition I) and English 3150 (Chaucer).  In the spring she will be teaching English 2101 (The British Literary Tradition 1), English 3190 (Knights, Ladies, and Love: The Medieval Romance), and Honors 1975 (Sophomore Seminar: Heaven and Hell).

Click here to read full descriptions of all spring 2013 English courses and here to read full descriptions of all spring 2013 Sophomore seminars.

Professors Brooke Hunter and Travis Foster at the fall reception.