Moran a good fit, profs say
New English professor fills Cuneo's empty spot
Taylor Gage
Issue date: 9/6/07 Section: News
New English professor Andrew Moran was selected from a field of 35 candidates to fill the hole left by departure of Associate Professor of English Andrew Cuneo last semester.
Moran was previously a professor of English at the University of Dallas.
After completing his M.A. at the College of William and Mary in 2000, Andrew Moran obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Dallas where he had done his
undergraduate work.
Before coming to Hillsdale, he taught at the University of Dallas for several years, including two years at the University of Dallas' overseas program for sophomores in Italy.
Moran said he chose to teach at Hillsdale because of its emphasis on the liberal arts and great books. He said he admires the school's desire to investigate "serious questions that follow from that study."
He said he loves to teach the works of Shakespeare and Greek tragedies. This semester he is teaching Restoration and Romantic British Literature. In the future, Moran hopes to write a book on Shakespeare's works as a response to Reformation controversies.
Already Moran has garnered the respect of some of his fellow faculty members. Michael Jordan, chair of the English Department, explained that Moran has a "great deal of experience teaching great books" and thus was a natural fit for the department.
Another of Moran's peers, Stephen Smith, associate professor of English, knew Moran when they were both Ph.D. candidates at the University of Dallas. Smith said that the University of Dallas produces students who are "at home in the tradition" through their training which include graduate courses from Homer to Nietzsche.
Moran's peers say he shows a commitment to the core curriculum and classical liberal arts, and will prove a natural fit for the Hillsdale College English department.
Moran was previously a professor of English at the University of Dallas.
After completing his M.A. at the College of William and Mary in 2000, Andrew Moran obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Dallas where he had done his
undergraduate work.
Before coming to Hillsdale, he taught at the University of Dallas for several years, including two years at the University of Dallas' overseas program for sophomores in Italy.
Moran said he chose to teach at Hillsdale because of its emphasis on the liberal arts and great books. He said he admires the school's desire to investigate "serious questions that follow from that study."
He said he loves to teach the works of Shakespeare and Greek tragedies. This semester he is teaching Restoration and Romantic British Literature. In the future, Moran hopes to write a book on Shakespeare's works as a response to Reformation controversies.
Already Moran has garnered the respect of some of his fellow faculty members. Michael Jordan, chair of the English Department, explained that Moran has a "great deal of experience teaching great books" and thus was a natural fit for the department.
Another of Moran's peers, Stephen Smith, associate professor of English, knew Moran when they were both Ph.D. candidates at the University of Dallas. Smith said that the University of Dallas produces students who are "at home in the tradition" through their training which include graduate courses from Homer to Nietzsche.
Moran's peers say he shows a commitment to the core curriculum and classical liberal arts, and will prove a natural fit for the Hillsdale College English department.
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