Biography
Favorite books
- Marilynne Robinson’s Lila
- All of Annie Dillard's non-fiction
- Stanley Wiersma's poetry in Purpaleanie and Other Permutations and Style and Class
Hobbies
- Volunteering at the Neland Avenue CRC Children’s Garden
- Taking Kevin, her Pembroke Welsh Corgi, on walks
- Traveling with her spouse
Additional information
- Faculty Profile: Elizabeth Vander Lei, Calvin News and Stories
Recent activities
Professor Vander Lei is academic dean for the Division of Arts, Languages, and English and the Division of Social Sciences and Contextual Disciplines.
Education
Professor Vander Lei graduated from Calvin College with a degree in English in 1985. She then attended Arizona State University, where she received an MA in English as a second language in 1987 and a PhD in rhetoric and composition in 1995.
Academic Interests
- Corpus linguistics and the speeches of Malcolm X
- Religious faith and the teaching of writing
- Writing across the disciplines
Publications
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