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Jean Lee Cole, Ph.D.

Jean Lee Cole, Ph.D., began teaching English literature at Loyola at 2001. She created a variety of courses that focus on American literature as it pertains to race, gender, urban and natural landscapes, and its place in culture through various decades and social movements. Dr. Cole, who grew up in Nebraska and Iowa, received her bachelor’s degree from Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., and her master’s degree and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. Her scholarship focuses on multi-ethnic American writers, American periodicals, and American visual culture, among other topics. She served as Loyola’s inaugural Faculty Director of Community-Engaged Learning and Scholarship, a position that provides vision and direction in fostering community engaged learning and scholarship among faculty and students, both undergraduate and graduate. 

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