Eileen Elrod: How Faculty are Adapting to the Pandemic & Writing to Discover Identity

Voices of Santa Clara Podcast

Eileen Elrod is a Professor of English and Women’s and Gender Studies, currently serving as Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development. Her scholarly interests focus on religion, race and gender in early American literature, especially on contested notions of American identity and autobiographical writing. Dr. Elrod has been a member of the SCU faculty since 1992 and won the Brutocao Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2007.

This conversation begins with a highly timely and relevant segment on how faculty are adapting to online learning. We then dive into Eileen’s passion for teaching writing, how writing can be used to discover identity, how literature can improve empathy and what makes a great classroom environment.

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