Professor Victor L. Cahn talks about college life and his book "Conquering College."
My guest today is Professor Victor L. Cahn, who is a Professor of English at Skidmore College and our subject is his book, Conquering College, a Guide for Undergraduates, and his perspective on college education today.
Professor Cahn was raised in New York and received his A.B. degree from Columbia University and his M.A. and Ph.D from New York University. He has taught at Mercersburg Academy, Pomfret School, Phillips Exeter Academy, Bowdoin College and, of course is currently at Skidmore College. He is the author of several books on Shakespeare, Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter and modern drama. His articles and reviews have appeared in such diverse publications, as Modern Drama, the Literary Review, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the New York Times, and Variety. Professor Cahn has written several works produced Off-Broadway, including Fit to Kill, Roses in December and Embraceable Me. Professor Cahn has appeared onstage with the Home Made Theater, Curtain Call Theatre, Albany Civic Theater, Schenectady Civic Players, Cohoes Music Hall, Hubbard Hall, and Theater Voices.
Besides being a playwright, in 2007, he starred in the role of Sherlock Holmes in his own play Sherlock Solo: An Original Presentation by the Master Detective at Theatre Row's Kirk Theatre (410 West 42nd Street) in Manhattan.
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Wonderful! Victor Cahn was my English professor at Bowdoin College many years ago, and he was one of the best teachers I ever had. As a freelance writer, I am indebted to Professor Cahn for helping me improve my writing. I read "Conquering College" (as well as its original 1988 version, "A Thinking Student's Guide to College") and am reading "Classroom Virtuoso" and think very highly of all of them. His commitment to helping college-bound students get the most out of those crucial four years (I certainly could have used his counsel when I was in College, but had the misfortune of graduating four years before his first college guide came out) is above and beyond the call of duty. I highly recommend these books to all college-bound high-school students and their parents. Bravo, Victor!
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