What liberal arts college hosted a literary critic and fiction writer born in 1931 as it's director and dean?
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Randall Reid Randall C. (Randy) Reid (1931–1992) was a literary critic and fiction writer who served as a director and dean of Deep Springs College, and taught at The University of Chicago, University of Nevada, Reno, and San Diego State College. He is the author of "The Fiction of Nathanael West: No Redeemer, No Promised Land" (first ed. 1967), the novel "Lost and Found", and several short stories, including "Detritus", selected for the "O'Henry Prize Stories 1973". He was born in Paso Robles, California, attended Deep Springs College and San Francisco State University, and received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Stanford University.
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Deep Springs College Deep Springs Men's College is a small liberal arts two-year college in Deep Springs, California, United States. With fewer than 30 students at any given time, the college is the smallest institution of higher education in the United States. After completing two years at Deep Springs, students may elect to receive an associate's degree, though this seldom happens in practice. Most continue their studies at other universities, out of which two-thirds go on to earn a graduate degree, and over half eventually earn a doctorate.
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Albert J. Guerard Albert Joseph Guerard (1914–2000) was an American critic, novelist, and professor. He was born in Houston, Texas, and educated at Stanford University, (B.A. 1934), (Ph.D. 1938) and Harvard University, (M.A. 1936).
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Amherst College Amherst College ( ) is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its president, Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts. The institution was named after the town, which in turn had been named after Lord Jeffery Amherst. Amherst was established as a men's college and became coeducational in 1975.
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Jay Clayton (critic) Jay Clayton (born July 11, 1951 in Dallas, Texas, as John B. Clayton, IV) is an American literary critic who specializes in contemporary American fiction and Victorian literature. He has written on literature and digital technology, the representation of genetics in fiction and film, and literary theory. He is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English at Vanderbilt University.
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Anthony Robinson (novelist) Anthony Robinson (born 1931) is an American novelist and short story writer. He is professor emeritus of English and the former director of the creative writing program at the State University of New York at New Paltz.
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Thomas Arkle Clark Thomas Arkle Clark (May 11, 1862 – July 18, 1932), born Thomas Arkle Metcalf, was an American academic best known as the first Dean of Men. Born in rural Illinois, Clark was orphaned at a young age and was adopted by an aunt. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1890, then supervised a local school. Named an assistant professor at the university in 1893, Clark rose to full professor status in 1900. A favorite of university president Andrew S. Draper, Clark was named dean of the College of Literature in 1900, then dean of undergraduates in 1901. This office was later renamed Dean of Men, making Clark the first to hold the title. Clark was known for his ruthless vigilance over students and was particularly opposed to alcohol and automobiles. However, Clark was a friend to the Greek community in the university, rising to lead the national chapter of Alpha Tau Omega and often supporting the system in the press. He was also founded Phi Eta Sigma in 1923.
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Cyrus Patell Cyrus R. K. Patell (born October 9, 1961) is a literary and cultural critic with a focus on American literature. He is currently Associate Professor of English at New York University (NYU). He is also the Associate Dean of Humanities at New York University Abu Dhabi.
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Murray Krieger Murray Krieger (November 27, 1923 – August 5, 2000) was an American literary critic and theorist. He was a professor at the University of Iowa from 1963, and then the University of California, Irvine. In 1999, the University of California, Irvine dedicated a building, "Murray Krieger Hall", to Krieger in recognition of his contributions to the school.
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William Dean Howells William Dean Howells ( ; March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist novelist, literary critic, and playwright, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of "The Atlantic Monthly", as well as for his own prolific writings, including the Christmas story "Christmas Every Day" and the novels "The Rise of Silas Lapham" and "A Traveler from Altruria".
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Louis Lentin Louis Lentin was a theatre, film and television director. He was born in Limerick, Ireland, in 1933 and worked for over forty years in the arts in Ireland. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts.
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Leon Major Leon Major (born 1933, Toronto) is a Canadian opera and theatre director. He is the Artistic Director of The Maryland Opera Studio for the University of Maryland, College Park. From 1998 - 2003 he was Artistic Director of Boston Lyric Opera and from 2003–2007 he was artistic consultant for Opera Cleveland.
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Collège Mérici Collège Mérici is a private college in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The college was founded in 1930, and was named in honour of Italian saint Angela Merici. The current director is Pierre L'Heureux.
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Richard Stang Richard Stang (July 3, 1925 – December 14, 2011) was an American literary critic, author, scholar, and professor whose groundbreaking insights on the nineteenth-century English novel have shaped the attitudes of subsequent writers and critics for more than five decades. He was the first critic to recognize and document the sophistication of contemporary mid-Victorian criticism of the novel, and to show that it in effect amounted to a holistic aesthetics of fiction for the English novel in the mid-century.
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Frederic Raphael Frederic Michael Raphael (born 14 August 1931) is an American-born, British-educated, screenwriter, biographer, nonfiction writer, novelist and journalist.
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LaGrange College LaGrange College is a private, four-year liberal arts and sciences college located in LaGrange, Georgia. Founded in 1831 as a female educational institution, LaGrange is the oldest private college in Georgia. It offers more than 55 academic and pre-professional programs, including graduate degrees in education. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, LaGrange College has been ranked in the top 10 and as one of 10 “best values” among Southern comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report.
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Hiram College Hiram College ( ) is a private liberal arts college located in Hiram, Ohio. It was founded in 1850 as the Western Reserve Eclectic Institute by Amos Sutton Hayden and other members of the Disciples of Christ Church. The college is nonsectarian and coeducational. It is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Hiram's most famous alumnus is James A. Garfield, who served as a college instructor and principal, and was subsequently elected the 20th President of the United States.
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Douglas L. Wilson Douglas L. Wilson (born November 10, 1935) is a professor and co-director of Lincoln Studies Center at Knox College.
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James Wood (critic) James Douglas Graham Wood (born 1 November 1965 in Durham, England) is an English-American literary critic, essayist and novelist. s of 2014 , he is Professor of the Practice of Literary Criticism at Harvard University and a staff writer at "The New Yorker" magazine.
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Magali Cornier Michael Magali Cornier Michael is a literary scholar, Professor of English, former Chair of the English Department, and current Associate Dean of the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts at Duquesne University. She is also a co-founder and former co-director of the Women's and Gender Studies program at Duquesne.
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Miles Marshall Lewis Miles Marshall Lewis (born December 18, 1970) is an American pop culture critic, essayist, literary editor, fiction writer, and music journalist. He is a graduate of Morehouse College, class of 1993.
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Andrew Sinclair Andrew Annandale Sinclair (born 1935) is a British novelist, historian, biographer, critic and filmmaker. He was a founding member of Churchill College, Cambridge.