Dear Professor Hintz,

My decision to attend the CUNY Graduate Center was based on three factors:

1)   an incredibly diverse range of faculty covering most time periods and genres

2)   a dedication to queer theory in particular and literary theory in general

3)   a collegial stance towards students that included a respect for experiment and innovation with regard to dissertations and inclusion in all aspects of departmental decision making

I was richly rewarded for my decision to attend.  I was not mistaken in any of my predictions.  I hope that the characteristics I laid out will continue to define the program.

With the increasingly dire rhetoric surrounding academia, I greatly appreciated that the program took a clear eyed (rather than a defeatist or a Panglossian) view of the possibilities and prospects for students pursuing graduate degrees in English.

Sincerely,

Jason Schneiderman, Ph.D. ‘13

Assistant Professor of English

Borough of Manhattan Community College