King’s English professor Dr. Robin Field named NEH Fellow, co-edits journal

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Oct. 14, 2016 - Dr. Robin Field, associate professor of English and director of Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at King’s College, was recently named a Fellow of the 2016 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminar, titled “Exploring American Democracy with Alexis de Tocqueville as Guide,” held at the University of Virginia. She was previously selected as a NEH Summer Scholar in 2011, when she participated in a four-week institute titled “The Historical and Cultural Development of Modern India” held in Delhi, Agra, and Varanasi, India.

In addition, Field co-edited the June 2016 issue on “New Directions in South Asian Canadian Literature and Culture” in the academic journal “South Asian Review.”

A faculty member at King’s since 2006, Field earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a doctorate from the University of Virginia.

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Dr. Robin Field