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Phil Axt is a litigation associate with the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Before joining Gibson Dunn, Phil clerked for the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was President of the Veteran’s Association, Executive Vice President of the Federalist Society chapter, and Managing Editor of the
Yale Journal of Law & Technology. He also holds a B.S. in Economics from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated as a Distinguished Cadet. Prior to law school, Phil was a Captain in the U.S. Army.
Graduate Student Spotlight: Emily Sferra
By Sarah Lofstrom, Graduate Communications Editor
Meet Emily Sferra! Emily is a fourth year PhD student and teaching fellow in the Department of English and Comparative Literature. As part of the new Graduate Student Spotlight series, we asked Sferra a few questions about her research and intellectual interests.
Can you tell me a bit about your research?
Throughout nineteenth-century British novels, readers encounter friendships and sisterhoods between characters on the cusp of womanhood. My research considers adolescent women who fail to follow the expected trajectory of domestication and their relationships with other young women. I ask: Does the aberrant woman’s relationship, or lack thereof, with other young women influence her ability to thrive as wife and/or mother?
Professor Tyree Daye’s Surprise Student Chapbook
By Sarah Lofstrom, Graduate Communications Editor
Tyree Daye, Teaching Assistant Professor of Creative Writing was surprised last semester when his class gifted him with a chapbook of their poems. Below is our interview about the unexpected chapbook.
How did this chapbook come about?
The students came up with the idea to create a chapbook of their poems. I did not know there was a chapbook until I received it in the mail.
What surprised you most about this chapbook?
I was surprised that first, they would take the initiative to create a book of their own. I was also surprised by the quality of the design of the book. The students did a great job with the limited amount of time they had at the end of the semester.