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Quick Hits with Anna Navrotskaya
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Quick Hits with Anna Navrotskaya

Navrotskaya holding a giant cucumber. Courtesy | Anna Navrotskaya In this Quick Hits, Associate Professor of French Anna Navrotskaya talks wooden clogs, her cats, and her love of the French language. If you could introduce or bring back any fashion trend, what would it be? Wooden clogs. I love everything medieval, and also, I can...

Quick Hits with Tom Burke
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Quick Hits with Tom Burke

Burke with his father. Courtesy | Tom Burke In this Quick Hits, Professor of Philosophy and Religion Tom Burke talks Handel, prayer, and his childhood best friends.  Do you believe in any conspiracy theories? If so, which is your favorite? Do I believe in conspiracy theories? None of the conspiracies I believe in are theories....

Quick Hits with Stephen Naumann
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Quick Hits with Stephen Naumann

One-year-old Naumann in Hemlock, Michigan. Courtesy | Stephen Naumann In this Quick Hits, Associate Professor of German Stephen Naumann talks about dreaming in German, being a baseball player, and traveling. What first drew you to the German language, and what keeps you passionate about teaching it? In my family, we grew up with German heritage....

QUICK HITS with Rebekah Bollen
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QUICK HITS with Rebekah Bollen

Bollen has visited 28 countries since graduating college. Courtesy | Rebekah Bollen In this Quick Hits, Dean of Women Rebekah Bollen discusses the Upper Peninsula, Dean of Men Aaron Petersen, and popcorn with peanut butter M&Ms. What is the strangest food you’ve ever eaten? Haggis in Scotland stands out as one of the most memorable...

QUICK HITS with Cameron Moore
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QUICK HITS with Cameron Moore

Moore camping in the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado during high school. Courtesy | Cameron Moore In this Quick Hits, Assistant Professor of English Cameron Moore talks Middle-earth, sailing, and Pilot G-2 0.7 blue pens. As a child, what did you want to be when you grow up? War correspondent. What is the best pen...