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Ph.D. Program Partnership

ÌýandÌýthe Ph.D. in Comparative Studies ProgramÌýhave partnered to offer courses taught by Ph.D. candidates, Ph.D. students and M.F.A. candidates based on their research. Classes began in Jan. 2015 and have been heldÌýin the Lifelong Learning Society Complex at the John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.ÌýThe courses have included:

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  Stephanie Flint, Ph.D. Student in Comparative Studies
  
  

• Stephanie Anderson, M.F.A. in Creative Nonfiction

• Cuban Cinema Survey: Trends and Tendencies since 1959
  Betsaida Casanova, Ph.D. Student in Comparative Studies

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  Peter Cava, Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Studies

• Marianna De Tollis, Ph.D. Student in Comparative Studies

• Candy Hurtado, Ph.D. Student in Comparative Studies

• Blaxploitation Cinema: Exploring the Representation of African American Culture in 1970s Cinema
  Khaulah Naima Nuruddin, M.F.A. Candidate inÌýVisual Art

Dr. Michael J. Horswell ,ÌýDean of theÌý,Ìýoutlined the partnership's benefits for students in the Lifelong Learning Society, Ph.D. program and M.F.A. programs: "This innovative partnership provides our senior learners new and exciting classes based on the cutting-edge research our Ph.D. and M.F.A. students are conducting, while affording our graduate students valuable teaching experience with a unique mix of experienced students whose distinguished careers and fascinating lives promise to enrich the discussion of ideas in small, seminar-style classes."

In an anonymous course evaluation, a student praised the experience and energy that the partnership's instructors have brought to the classroom: "As part of the [Ph.D. Program Parternship,] Ms. Casanova is an example of the program description stating instructors are high achieving, knowledgeable and enthusiastic."

René Friedman, Executive Director of the Lifelong Learning Society, emphasized the partnership's distinctive classroom dynamic: "We are thrilled to begin this program. Our Lifelong Learning students want more interaction with their instructors in a smaller classroom setting, and it gives doctoral students a chance to engage with the Lifelong Learning community, enhancing their teaching experience."

After teaching the partnership's first course,ÌýStephanie AndersonÌýconcluded, "The partnership's value is immense. ... As a teacher and writer, I benefited by gaining teaching experience and interacting with wonderful students, who taught me as much as I taught them. I would recommend this partnership to Lifelong Learning Society students as well as Ph.D. and M.F.A. students."

For more information, or to register, Lifelong Learning Society students can visit . Ph.D. candidates, Ph.D. students and M.F.A. candidates interested in teaching through the partnership can inquire with Kristen D. Robbins, Assistant Director, at krobbin3@fau.edu.