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Meet Madison Hogg

Meet Madison Hogg

Madison, a second-year master's student, finds herself changing with each class she takes. She is working as a graduate teaching assistant while completing her thesis on the presence of grief in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Read on to learn more about Madison, from her "origin story" with literature to what she has found herself enjoying most as a tutor and teacher.

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Meet Lorice Tolbert

Meet Lorice Tolbert

Students and faculty alike love Lorice: a second-year master's student who views language as a living, breathing thing. While working on her thesis, Lorice is also taking and teaching classes. Read on to learn why she chose to be here and what she loves most about teaching.

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Meet Maggie Sharp

Meet Maggie Sharp

Maggie Sharp is a much-loved M.A student from Foley, Alabama. Sharp is in her second year of the English graduate program, which means she is busy writing a thesis, teaching freshman composition as a teaching assistant, as well managing the University Writing Center as a Graduate Assistant Director.

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Meet Emmett Christolear

Meet Emmett Christolear

Emmett is a fun, funny, and dearly-loved second-year master's student. While working on a mixed form thesis, taking classes, and teaching classes this year, he's also serving as a Graduate Assistant Director in the University Writing Center. Read on to learn more about his adventure here at UAB.

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