Episode 7: Drew Lopenzina on his Research and the Current Perils of Higher Education

After a two week hiatus, we are back! Dean Jeff Crane sits down with Dr. Drew Lopenzina, who is Professor of English at Old Dominion University and teaches in the intersections of Early American and Native American literatures. Dr. Lopenzina hales from Western Massachusetts and his studies focus on the presence of Indigenous peoples in the colonial Northeast. Dean Crane and Dr. Lopenzina discuss concerns about the current role of and future of higher education and their own work and interests. Click here to listen to Dr. Lopenzina in an episode of the American Writers Museum podcast. ⁠Music by Silverman Sound Studios