Tom Montgomery-Fate
Professor, English


Tel.: (630) 942-3291
Fax.: (630) 942-4472
Room: M 127
e-mail: montgome@cdnet.cod.edu


Areas of Research Interest:
• Multiple intelligence theory and its relationship to teaching/learning in freshman composition
• The evolving role of creative writing courses and programs in two year colleges


Recent Courses Taught:
• English 101, 102, 103 - Composition
• English 130 - Introduction to Literature
• English 251 - Fiction Writing
• English 253 - Creative Nonfiction


Current Projects:
• An interdisciplinary experiment which combines an Introduction to Literature course with an Introduction to Ethics course
• A collection of essays about the art of parenting called "Steady and Trembling"

Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books:
• "Steady and Trembling." Puerto del Sol. Las Cruces: New Mexico State University.
• "The Rain Makes the Roof Sing." Across Cultures: A Reader for Writers, 5th Ed. (Allyn and Bacon) Fall, 2001.
• "The Return of the Essay." The Boston Globe. Review of The Force of Spirit by Scott Russell Sanders, April 8, 2001.
• "An Unromantic Look at American Indians." The Chicago Tribune. Review of On the Rez, by Ian Frazier, January 30, 2000.
• Beyond the White Noise. Chalice Press: St. Louis, MO. 1997.

Education:
M.A. Religion, Chicago Theological Seminary

M.A. Writing, University of Iowa

B.A. English Education, University of Iowa


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