Terry Novak

When she joined the faculty of Johnson & Wales University in fall 1999, Terry Novak brought with her a love of teaching, literature and language that has intensified with each passing year.

Prior to her career at Johnson & Wales, Novak taught as a lecturer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she also earned her Ph.D. in American literature, with an emphasis on pre-19th century African-American literature and women’s literature, and as an instructor at Pepperdine University, where she earned her master’s degree in English and American Studies.

Novak's work at Johnson & Wales has included teaching in the Collaborative Learning Program, teaching literature, composition, and communication skills classes, and advising the Newman Club and the Black Student Alliance.

Education

• Ph.D., English, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• M.A., English, Pepperdine University
• B.A., English, Notre Dame College

Courses

• ENG1020: Rhetoric and Composition I
• ENG1021: Rhetoric and Composition II
• ENG1030: Communication Skills
• LIT2030: African-American Literature
• ILS2010: Modern Identities: 20th Centure Literature and Beyond
• RES1010: Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in the United States