Westminster Faculty Information

Stephen Baar, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Department - English
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Stephen Baar

Education

  • B.A., English, Alfred University, Alfred, New York, 1965
  • M.A., English and American Studies,University of Utah, 1970
  • Ph.D., English, University of Utah, 1973
  • Post Doctoral NEH Summer Seminar in Film at New York University, 1981

About

Born in New York City, New York
P.S. 187, Elementary School, New York City
Stuyvesant High School, New York City

B.A., English, Alfred University, Alfred, New York, 1965
M.A., English and American Studies,University of Utah, 1970
Ph.D., English, University of Utah, 1973
Post Doctoral NEH Summer Seminar in Film at New York University, 1981

Teaching positions:

Instructor, English, 1970-1971, University of Utah
Assistant Professor, English, Westminster College, 1971-1975
Associate Professor, English, Westminster College,
1975-1984
Humanist in Residence, San Juan County, Utah, 1981
Professor, English, Westminster College, 1984-present
Distinguished Service Professor, Westminster College, 2003-present

Administrative positions (Westminster College):

Director of Writing, 1971-1975
Chair, English Department, 1975-1977
Chair, Humanities Division, 1977-1980
Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, 1983-1989
Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculty, 1988-2003

Research/Teaching Interests

Interests:

Faculty Governance
Liberal Education
The Role of Adjuncts at the Small College
Accreditation
Film and Literature

Teaching:

Introduction to Literature
Introduction to Shakespeare
Classics and Contemporaries
American Literature to 1865
Mark Twain
Film Theory and Criticism

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