Faculty

ur school’s small classes are most definitely an asset, but that’s just part of the story. Emma Willard teachers take a real interest in you—not just the grades you get, how much you study, what you thought of Mill on the Floss, or your grasp of polynomials. Dynamic exchange extends outside class to the dining room, the dorms, the red “tomato” chairs in the library, and cyberspace. Three-quarters of our more than 50 faculty members live on campus, and the rest are nearby, allowing them to be not only accessible but generous when it comes to their time and teaching.

Emma Willard’s faculty members are first and foremost dedicated teachers and mentors. Unlike those at many other schools, our faculty members are not required to live in the residence halls and coach a team—though many do. Instead, they are able to devote their time to their disciplines and be readily available to students outside of class. Emma teachers are also free to take on tasks that relate to their interests, such as training a student for a top-10 finish in the regional Shakespeare competition or facilitating roundtable discussions about world affairs. Emma Willard attracts instructors who like to learn and love to teach. Ongoing lively exchange with motivated students keeps them here.

 

 

It’s not unusual to find your teacher on a neighboring treadmill. Go ahead, ask about the term paper.

Lifelong learning is modeled by Emma Willard faculty members who take themselves out of their traditional element from time to time—to exhibit their own artwork, or sit in on classes to study art history, morality and law, digital imaging, or Caribbean lit. And Emma Willard’s sabbatical policy supports faculty adventures of all kinds; from their experiences, our teachers bring renewed energy and dynamic points of view to the classroom and the larger school community.