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Meet Professor Bob White. Professor White has taught in the Simmons Communications Department for more than 40 years. He's best known by Simmons students, faculty, staff, and alumni for his animation skills, cheerful attitude, and teaching the crowd favorite, Communications Media. But did you know he wants to travel to Avalon and has an extremely useful hidden talent? Plus, you may be pleasantly surprised to hear who he wishes every boss in the world was!
- What is your favorite class to teach?
- Communications Media which I have taught for 40 years.
- What's your favorite book?
- The novelization of the screenplay for Forbidden Planet, the movie that burned the back of my eyes and the edges of my brain away when I was 10 and a half years old.
- Do you have a favorite TV show?
- I wish every boss in the world was Leroy Jethro Gibbs from NCIS.
- Fill in the blank: When I was in college, I ____
- Learned to perform for the public while working in college radio, and by reading my poems & stories, and by being a student teacher, and screening my films, and by serving as acolyte in the Jesuit Cloister before dawn as Mass was celebrated.
- What's your favorite band/artist?
- I have loved Kind of Blue by Miles Davis ever since I saw tears running down a woman's face while she listened to it.
Continue reading Know Your Professor: Bob White.
Meet Professor Wanda Torres Gregory. Professor Gregory is chair of the Philosophy Department and her passion for the Simmons vision and women's empowerment makes her a perfect fit to feature during Women's History Month! She has been the recipient of the Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching and has taught over fifteen different courses at Simmons.
- What is your favorite class to teach?
- I love teaching the Seminars in Philosophy, where I've taught Heidegger, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein--my favorite philosophers.
- What book are you currently reading?
- Une mort tres douce (A Very Easy Death) by Simone de Beauvoir. I've read it in English, but I wanted to practice reading French literature as I prepare for my Existentialism course in which we will discuss this book.
- What's your favorite book?
- Collected Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges. I love it so much that I don't own a copy presently because I'm always giving mine away to others who have not read his stories!
Continue reading Know Your Professor: Wanda Torres Gregory.
Simmons English Professor Afaa Michael Weaver grew up in East Baltimore, Maryland and worked in a factory for 15 years. He started writing poetry to help him rise above his struggles and was awarded a NEA Literature Fellowship for poetry. He went on to earn a master's degree from Brown University and is now a world-renowned poet, often referred to as the "successor to Walt Whitman."
You can follow Professor Weaver's poetic tweets at @Afaa_Weaver.
Professor Gurney in front of Bet Giorgis in Lalibela, Ethiopa
Meet Associate Professor and Department Chair Rich Gurney from the Department of Chemistry and Physics. Professor Gurney is known around Simmons as the "green professor," specifically for his work with the "Cups to Cleaners: Trash to Treasure" project. But did you know he has a hidden talent in the kitchen and loves Family Guy?
- What is your favorite class to teach?
- Like children, I can't pick a favorite!
- What book are you currently reading
- The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge, by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble.
- What's your favorite book?
- The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss.
- Do you have a favorite TV show?
- The Family Guy - vide supra
Continue reading Know Your Professor: Rich Gurney.
Welcome to 300 The Fenway's "Know Your Professor." Here's your opportunity to get to know Simmons' professors on a more personal level. You'll get the inside scoop on their favorite books, music, hidden talents, and more.
Meet Professor Jill Avery from the School of Management. Professor Avery is perhaps best known for her background in brand management and customer relationship management. But did you know she volunteers at the Museum of Fine Arts and loves sushi? Plus, you may be surprised to hear about the last concert she attended!
Continue reading Know Your Professor: Jill Avery.
Welcome to 300 The Fenway's "Know Your Professor." Here's your opportunity to get to know Simmons' professors on a more personal level. You'll get the inside scoop on their favorite books, music, hidden talents, and more!
Meet Professor Leanne Doherty from the Department of Political Science and International Relations. Professor Doherty was named Professor of the Year in 2008 and received the Dean's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising in 2009. But did you know she has a hidden talent of shooting free throws and loves listening to Pearl Jam?
Continue reading Know Your Professor: Leanne Doherty.
Welcome to 300 The Fenway's first installment of "Know Your Professor." Here's your opportunity to get to know Simmons' professors on a more personal level. You'll get the inside scoop on their favorite books, music, hidden talents, and more!
First up is Professor David Browder from the Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science. Professor Browder is perhaps best known for carrying the academic mace during the Convocation and Commencement processions, and for eating lunch with his students every Friday in Bartol. But did you also know he's an accomplished jazz musician?
- What is your favorite class to teach?
- Introduction to Real Analysis
- What book are you currently reading?
- Barney Frank, by Stuart Weisberg.
- What's your favorite book?
- The World According to Garp, by John Irving.
- Do you have a favorite TV show?
- Northern Exposure (1990-1995)
Continue reading Know Your Professor: David Browder.
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