Chair, Professor of Literature and Writing

Dr. Fairchild earned his Ph.D. in English from the University of Iowa. He teaches Film, Shakespeare, Medieval, Drama, Modern British, Proseminar (Literary Theory), American Literature II. Research areas include Literature and Literary Criticism of the Twentieth Century, Maharishi's Vedic Science as Literary Theory, Bernard Malamud, T. S. Eliot, Frank Waters, Postmodernism.

Associate Professor of Literature and Writing

Dr. Fairchild earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in Literature. He teaches Screen writing, History of Novel courses, Senior Electronic Portfolio.

Assistant Professor of Literature and Writing

Dr. Adile Esen trained in Comparative Literature and German Studies and earned her Ph.D. in German studies from the University of Michigan. Her teaching ranges from courses on World Literature, Composition, Music and Literature, and Travel Literature to the Literature of the Fantastic and Romanticism.

Assistant Professor of Literature and Writing

Nynke earned her M.A. from San Francisco State (Literature and Writing). She teaches poetry, fiction writing and introduction to literature classes regularly. She also teaches First Year Rhetoric and Fiction Writing in the Advanced Writing Program.

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Literature and Writing

Professor Geer earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Harvard. Professional Writer. Teaches First Year Rhetoric and Non-Fiction in Advanced Writing courses, Coordinator of First Year and Advanced Writing Courses.