Ms. Colby is a faculty member in the College for the following department(s) and division(s): Humanities (College) Telephone  (212) 749-2802  x7690

Education: ABD, Columbia University, Medieval Studies. MA, BA, University of Michigan Former Consultant: English language, international education, U. S. Department Of State, and U.S. Office of Education Former Editor: Textbooks on American studies; Holt, Rinehart, and Winston Author: Academic subjects: handbooks and articles on American studies and English language. Nonacademic: books on country life; articles on the arts Works in Progress: Collected Essays (“Beyond the Practice Room”; Deep River”; Urgent Message – From 8th Century Britain”; “The Dangers of Poetry”, “Sophocles’ Creon Is Alive and Well,” etc.) Anthology (derived from a humanities elective): American Portraits: The Creative Individual in America Current Scholarly Interests: The Classics Today – Dying Echoes or Voices In The Next Room? Current Shakespeare Studies: New Discoveries, New Controversies, New Insights Neglected Heritage: History of Dance; The Arts in a Time of Crisis Former Faculty: Columbia University; Barnard College; New York University; Queens College; University of Michigan. Manhattan School of Music Faculty since 1982

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