Meet Professor Phyllis Barrett

Degree and from where it was received:
B.A. French and English, Ohio Wesleyan University
A.M. English Language and Literature, University of Michigan
PhD English, University of Rhode Island

Courses you teach:
English 104, 102, 211 (American Lit I), various Learning Communities


Accomplishments (personal or professional):
10 years and counting as secretary of the MCCC (Statewide Union    representing the Faculty and Professional Staff)
Marieb Award 1997-1998
A Life Worth Living: Practical Strategies for Reducing Depression in Older    Adults, co-authored with Dr. Pearl Mosher-Ashley, published in 1997

Favorite thing about teaching:
Wonderful students, wonderful colleagues, and a chance to start over again every semester, trying to get it right.

Memorable moment at HCC:
Mostly classroom moments, like the day a young male student left class brandishing a copy of Albert Camus' The Plague, saying, "Everyone should read this book."

Teaching philosophy:
Show more than tell: model what it means to be an active learner, an analytical thinker, a compassionate person.