Michael S. Mayer

Professor Emeritus, University of Montana

Class Year

1974

Professional Background

Lecturer, Princeton University; Assistant Professor, St. Vincent College; Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Alabama; Lecturer, Auckland University; Assistant Professor, University of Illinois; Professor, University of Montana

How has your English degree from Duke shaped your work life?

I did majors in Hitory and English. I went on to do a Ph.D. in History from Princeton University. Doing a second major in English taught me to read carefully and critically. It also helped improve my writing.

Professional Project:
  • Simon E. Sobeloff
  • The Eisenhower Administration and athe 1950s
  • Presidential Profiles: the Eisenhower Years
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