Faculty List

Ted Troxell

Visiting Instructor of American Studies/English
Joined Alma College Faculty in 2010
SAC 252
Office Hours: M/F 4-5 or by appointment
Homepage: http://irritablereaching.blogspot.com/
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Ted Troxell lives in Shepherd, MI with his wife, four kids, mother-in-law, and four cats. He spends most of his time drinking coffee and grading papers.

Education

  • PhD, American Studies, Michigan State University (2012)
  • MM, Music Composition, Central Michigan University (2002)
  • BM, Composition and Church Music, Cincinnati Christian University (1993)

Research Interests

Anarchist theory, political theology, cultural studies, music, and TV/film studies.

 

Thirty-four percent of Alma students participate in intercollegiate athletics. Alma College competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the oldest existing athletic conference in the nation. Alma offers 22 varsity sports—11 for the women and 11 for the men—including four sports that debuted in 2011–12: women’s lacrosse and bowling and men’s lacrosse and wrestling.

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Student Profile

Jacob Hammer

Jacob Hammer
Graduation: 2014
Major: English and History

At Alma College, Allegan junior Jacob Hammer easily finds ways to combine his interests in literature and the outdoors—like taking President Jeff Abernathy’s Spring Term environmental literature course.

“We traveled to the Upper Peninsula, where we kayaked out to an island, explored, then camped out overnight,” he says. “We also read lots of books that dealt with issues and concerns in the environment. It was really cool. Since then, I’ve been working on starting up a Kayaking Club on campus.”

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