Dr. Brad Lint

• B.A. University of Pittsburgh: Political Science, minor in Chinese Language and Literature, certificate in Russian and East European Studies
• M.A. Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Literature and Criticism
• Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Literature and Criticism

University Senate

• Representative to Senate and Senate Executive (2019-present)
• University Senate webmaster (2019-present)
• Vice President (2020-2022) 
• President (2022-2024)

Committee Memberships

• H&SS Faculty Council Athletics Committee (2010 to 2012), Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
• Ad Hoc Online Course Working Group (2013–2014)
• Teaching and Learning Committee / Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (2013–2016)
• English Curriculum Committee (2013 to present)
• Student Retention Taskforce (2014–2015)
• The Mansfieldian Editorial Board (2015–2016). Wrote cover story for Spring 2016 issue
• International Advisory Board (2015 to present)
• Administrative Affairs and Elections Committee (2015 to present; chair 2019–2020)
• English Outreach Committee (chair, 2016–2018)
• Information Technology Committee (2016–2019; chair 2017–2019)
• International Travel Fund Committee (2018)
• English Evaluation Committee (2019 to present; chair)
• Outstanding Senior Committee (2019 to present)
• Mansfield University Career Center, Five-Year Review Committee member (2020)
• Mansfield University Services for Students with Disabilities, Five-Year Review Committee member (2021)
• Academic Policies and Procedures Integration Subgroup, committee member (2021)
•  History Program Five-Year Review Committee, outside reviewer (2021)
• Commonwealth University Shared Governance Task Force, co-chair (2021–present)
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) Self-Study Steering Committee, co-chair Working Group 7 (2022–present)

Search Committees

• ASL Temporary Instructor Search Committee (member), 2019
• ESL Temporary Instructor Search Committee (chair), 2019
• Vice President for Finance and Administration Search Committee (member), 2020
• Student Trustee Search Committee (member), 2020

Grants

• Mansfield University Faculty Professional Development Committee (FPDC) – 2013, 2014, 2019

Awards and Honors

• FLAS Fellowship in Russian and East European Studies (1989)
• FLAS Fellowship in Asian Languages and Literatures (1991)
• Awarded: Teacher of the Year, Joy Language School (1993)
• Nominated: Council of Fellows Teaching Award, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College (2011)
• Awarded: Penn State Behrend College Teaching Seminar Certificate (2012)
• Nominated: George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching, Penn State (2013)  
• Nominated: Employee of the Year, Mansfield University (2016)
• Outstanding Mentor to Female Students, President’s Commission on the Status of Women (2016)
• Recognized for Service, Student Life Leadership Celebration (2017)
• Mansfield University President’s Coin for Excellence (2017) 
• Outstanding Mentor to Female Students, President’s Commission on the Status of Women (2018)
• Outstanding Senior Mentor 2018–2019 (2019)
• Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2018–2019 (2019)
• Outstanding Senior Mentor 2019–2020 (2020)
• Outstanding Contribution Award, 2020 Sino-American CHEPD 1+2+1 Awards (2020)
• Outstanding Senior Mentor 2020-2021 (2021)
• Nominated: Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching (2021)

Media Coverage

• “Chinese Students Presented with Mansfield Diploma.” Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 20 July 2015.
• “MU Faculty Collaborate at Symposium.” Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 27 July 2015.
• “Chinese University Delegation Visits MU.” MU Press Release, 28 July 2015.
• “Chinese Graduate Students Studying at Mansfield.” Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 25 Jan. 2016.
• “1+2+1.”Jan. 2016.
• “MU Signs Partnership Agreement with Chinese University.” Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 1 Feb. 2016.
• “Chinese Graduate Students Complete ‘Travel Study’ Program at Mansfield.” Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 11 Apr. 2016.
• “MU Hosts Conference for PASSHE English Students.” MU Press Release, 1 Apr. 2016.
• “Female Students Honor Mentors at Mansfield.” Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 2 May 2016.
• “Employees Honored for Service and Dedication.” Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 9 May 2016.
• “Brad Lint Has Article Published.” MU Press Release, 29 Apr. 2016.
• “Mansfield University Guests Visit.” International Office, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power. 16 June 2016.
• “MU Representatives Visit China.” MU Press Release, 5 Aug. 2016.
• “College Representatives Award Diplomas in China This Summer.” Wellsboro Gazette. 2016.
• “Brad Lint Presents at Conference for Chinese and Asian Studies.” MU Press Release, 18 Oct. 2016.
• “Students from World Practice English at University.” Wellsboro Gazette. 19 Oct. 2016. 
• “Professor Presents at Conference for Chinese and Asian Studies.” The Flashlight, 21 Oct 2016.
• “Professor Presents on Chinese, Asian Studies.” Wellsboro Gazette, 26 Oct. 2016.
• “English Faculty and Student Participate in Conference.” MU Press Release, 8 Nov. 2016.
• “Faculty, Student Present at Conference.” Wellsboro Gazette, 2016.
• “Chinese University Delegation Visits MU.” MU Press Release, 15 Nov. 2016.
• “Mansfield University Hosts Visitors.” Wellsboro Gazette. 2016.
• “Brad Lint Has Article Published.” MU Press Release, 4 May 2017.
• “President Hendricks Awards Coins for Excellence as Final Act.” MU Press Release, 18 Aug. 2017.
• “Visiting Scholar Reflects on Time at MU.” China Center for International Education and Exchange. 7 Sep. 2017.
• “WebpageFX Representatives Visit Campus.” MU Press Release, 20 Sep. 2017.
• “US Mansfield University Professor Brad Lint Visits XUST.” Xi’an University of Science and Technology. 9 June 2018.
• “1+2+1 Program University Cooperation and Exchange Are Widespread” Xi’an University of Science and Technology. 4 July 2018.
• “University Faculty, Students Participate in State English Conference.” Wellsboro Gazette, 18 Oct. 2018.
• “The Many Lives of Brad Lint.” Mountain Home (cover story), Feb. 2019.
• “MU’s Outstanding Seniors Honor Mentors.” Wellsboro Gazette, 11 Apr. 2019.
• “Mansfield U Honors Employees for Service.” Wellsboro Gazette, 25 Apr. 2019.
• “MU Representatives Attend China Conference and Graduation.” MU Press Release, 25 June 2019.
• “Vietnamese University Delegation Visits Mansfield University.” Wellsboro Gazette, 16 Nov. 2019.
• “Mansfield University Conversations, Hosted by Drew Patrick. Episode 4: Dr. Brad Lint.” 14 Oct, 2020. 
• “Two Mansfield Students Receive Diplomas in China.” Wellsboro Gazette, 12 Nov. 2020.
• "Convocation at MU Welcomes Students." Wellsboro Gazette, 22 Aug. 2022.

New Courses and Programs

• Fostered exchange programs; presented on studying at IUP to prospective international students at sister school National Tamkang University in Tamsui, Taiwan, 2004.
• Collaborated with Academic and Career Planning Center to develop job interview practice program for students, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, 2010-2013.
• Co-authored proposal for and served as coordinator of Asian Studies Certificate (ASIAST), Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, 2011-2013.
• Co-authored Penn State Erie proposal for American Language and Culture Program (ALCP) to support international students; Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, 2012.
• Co-developed BA English – Professional Writing concentration, Mansfield University, 2014.
• Created ENG 3400: The Editorial Process, Mansfield University, 2014.
• Created ENG 3404: Writing for the Web, Mansfield University, 2014.
• Created ENG 4449: English Practicum, Mansfield University, 2016.
• Created ENG 3348: World Literature and Culture, Mansfield University, 2017.
• Created FYS 1100: Mindfulness, Mansfield University, 2019.
• Created ESL 3313: ESL Composition II, Mansfield University, 2020.

Professional Memberships

• Modern Language Association 
• Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association
• Poe Studies Association
• Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education

Affiliations

• 171 Cedar Arts Center, Corning, NY, Board of Directors (2020-present)

Selected Publications

• “Hermaphrodite in the Abyss,” The Edgar Allan Poe Review 7.1 (2006): 49-60
• "Ties that Bind in Opposition: The Postcolonial Dynamics of Family and Freedom in Amitav Ghosh's The Shadow Lines," Journal of Commonwealth and Postcolonial Studies, 3.2 (2015): 34-44.
• "A Barbarian's Reed Pipe: Teaching Maxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior," Teaching American Literature: A Journal of Theory and Practice, 8.4 (2017): 78-99.

Conference Presentations

• "Karuna and Critical Theory," International Symposium for Contemplative Studies. Boston, MA. 1 Nov. 2014.
• "An Informal Visit to a Learning Café," co-presented with Nicolle Mayo. Innovations in Faculty Development Symposium. Shippensburg University. 2 June 2015.
• "The Globalization of Chinese Cinema." 69th Annual Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention. Santa Fe, NM. 9 Oct. 2015.
• "Six Realms of Samsara in Mo Yan's Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out." 70th Annual Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention. Salt Lake City, UT. 6 Oct. 2016.
• "What Can('t) You Do with That? Talking with English Majors about Jobs." EAPSU 2016. Clarion University. Clarion, PA. 5 Nov. 2016.
• "Naluwan and Celluloid: Aboriginal Representation in the Revival of Taiwan Cinema." 71st Annual Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention. Spokane, WA. 12 Oct. 2017. Along with Professor Tonglu Li, Associate Professor of Chinese at Iowa State University, organized and chaired panels in Asian Comparative Literature and Film.
• "'What Can't Be Cured Must Be Endured': Magical Realism as Crisis Management in Slaughterhouse Five and Midnight's Children." English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU) 2018. Shippensburg University. Shippensburg, PA. 6 Oct. 2018.
• "White Canvas and Inky Blackness of the Path of Metaphor: Intertextuality and Postmodern Art in Murakami's Killing Commendatore." 73rd Annual Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention. El Paso, TX. 11 Oct. 2019.
• "Contemplative Composition: Writing Compassion in the Composition Classroom." English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU) 2019. Mansfield University. Mansfield, PA. 25 Oct. 2019.
• “Career Readiness: Integrating NACE Competencies into the English Curriculum.” English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU) 2020. Slippery Rock University (via Zoom). Slippery Rock, PA. 24 Oct. 2020. 
• “‘Coming Together Is a Beginning’: Working toward Success—an English Curriculum Integration Roundtable Discussion,” Roundtable with Profs. Carden, Chambers, Doerksen, Foster, House, Pifer, Roggenbuck, Vanderlaan, and VanDyke. 41st Annual English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU) 2021. East Stroudsburg University (via Zoom). East Stroudsburg, PA. 9 Oct. 2021.
• “‘But First, Are You Experienced?’: Rethinking the English Internship.” 42nd Annual English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU) 2022. West Chester University. West Chester, PA. 21 Oct. 2022.

Programs, Invitational Lectures, Retreats

• Attended 21st Annual American Literature Association Conference. San Francisco, CA. 27-30 May 2010.
• Attended Mindfulness Retreat for Educators. Brock University. St Catherines, Ontario. 11-16 Aug 2013.
• Attended 11th Annual Summer Session on Contemplative Pedagogy. Smith College. Northampton, MA. 2-7 Aug. 2015.
• An Evening for Educators. Education Lab, Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY. 21 Mar. 2015.
• “Buddhist Meditation: Ancient and Modern,” Corning Community College, 24 Mar. 2015.
• Attended Educators Retreat. Blue Cliff Monastery. Pine Bush, NY. 1-5 Aug 2018.

University-Wide Colloquia

• Guest-taught “Humanities Literature.” Indiana University of Pennsylvania. 14 Oct. 2002.
• Presented “Education East and West: A Comparative Approach.” Act 48 Workshop. IUP. 22 July 2004.
• Guest-taught “Cross-Cultural Communication & Study Abroad.” Introductory Japanese. IUP. Mar. 2007.
• Guest-taught “Living and Working Abroad.” Studies in Literature as a Profession. IUP. Apr. 2008.
• Presented “Introduction to Asian Cultures,” Penn Highlands Community College. Mar. and Oct. 2008.
• Presented “Microexpressions and Social Neuroscience.” 3rd Annual Table Talks. IUP. Nov. 2008.
• Participated in “Learning Beyond the Walls.” Center for Teaching and eLearning Initiatives teaching seminar. Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, PA. Nov. 2009.
• Participated in “Integrated Course Design for Significant Learning,” “Are You the Only Active Learner in the Classroom?” and “Creating Quality Rubrics.” Schreyer Institute regional colloquy, led by Stewart Ross of Dee Fink and Associates. Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, PA. 10-11 May 2010. 
• Participated in “Professor-Student Relationship.” Center for Teaching and eLearning Initiatives teaching seminar. Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, PA. 23 Sep. 2010.
• Participated in “Digital Plagiarism: Prevention and Detection.” Center for Teaching and eLearning Initiatives teaching seminar. Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, PA. 10 Nov. 2010.
• Guest-taught “Living and Studying in China.” CHNS 001 and 002, Penn State Behrend. Oct. 2012.
• Presented “Yammer for Higher Education.” Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology. Penn State University Park, State College, PA. Mar. 2013.
• Presented “Using Doceri in the Classroom.” University Days. Mansfield University, Mansfield, PA. 17 Jan. 2014.
• Presented “iPad eBoarding.” Springboard, Mansfield University. Mansfield, PA. 22 May 2014.
• Guest-taught “Trekking in Annapurna.” REC 2909 Women Outdoors. Mansfield University. Mansfield, PA. 13 Oct. 2014.
• Co-presented (with Dr. Nicolle Mayo) “Using Rubrics,” Learning Café. Mansfield University. Mansfield, PA. 20 Nov. 2014.
• Participated in “Mental Health in Higher Education.” Learning Café. Mansfield University. Mansfield, PA. 3 Nov. 2015. 
• Participated in “ADA in Higher Education.” Learning Café. Mansfield University. Mansfield, PA. 10 Nov. 2015. 
• Led sessions on mindfulness meditation and tai chi at 2nd Annual Mansfield University Mental Health Wellness Fair. 11 Nov. 2015. 
• Helped organize English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities (EAPSU) 2016 Undergraduate Conference. 31 Mar – 1 Apr. 2016. Designed program, created website, moderated philosophy and religion panel, set up and ran a live conference tweet wall, and archived event tweets and photos in Storify.
• Presented “Writing for the Web,” University Days Roundtable. Mansfield University. Mansfield, PA. 25 Aug. 2016.
• Represented (with Janese Prickett) study abroad at Student Service Fair, 29. Sep. 2016. 
• Coordinated with several campus organizations to bring poet, novelist, and essayist Javier Ávila to present “The Trouble with My Name,” 13 Apr. 2017. Dr. Ávila discussed the American Latino experience of race, language, and social justice as he read poetry.
• Co-presented (with Dr. Kathy Wright) “Engaging Students with Technology Tools.” University Days. Mansfield University. Mansfield, PA. 24 Aug. 2017. 
• Coordinated with Nichole Lefelhoc of the Career Center to bring representatives from WebpageFX to speak to classes and hold an informal session for students, 16 Sep. 2017.
• Presented “Intercultural Sensitivity.” 2017 International Education Week. Mansfield, PA. 16 Nov. 2017.
• Presented “Intercultural Sensitivity.” 2018 Resident Assistant Training. Mansfield, PA. 12 Jan. 2018.
• Presented “Intercultural Sensitivity.” 2019 Resident Assistant Training. Mansfield, PA. 10 Jan. 2019.
• Presented “Introduction to Mindfulness” to MU honors students. Mansfield, PA. 11 Nov. 2020.
• Presented “Progress in the Humanities” to HON 3003. Mansfield, PA. 26 Feb 2021.

Courses Taught - Mansfield University

• ENG 1112:  Composition I
• ENG 2204:  Readings in World Literature: Chinese Literature, Culture, & Film
• ENG 2204:  Readings in World Literature: Introduction to Asian Literature
• ENG 3305:  Comparative Literature: India, China, and Japan
• ENG 3307:  Global Anglophone Literature
• ENG 3346:  American Literature and Culture
• ENG 3348:  World Literature and Culture
• ENG 3362:  American Romanticism and Transcendentalism
• ENG 3371:  Professional Writing
• ENG 3376:  Major Genre: Multicultural American Short Fiction
• ENG 3376:  Major Genre: Introduction to Film
• ENG 3382:  Contemporary Literary Theory and Criticism
• ENG 3404:  Writing for the Web and Social Media
• ENG 4401:  Seminar in Literary Studies 
• ENG 4449:  English Practicum 
• ENG 4497:  Independent Study in Romanticism and Transcendentalism
• ENG 4497:  China-US Rising Star Program 
• ESL 1112:  ESL Composition I
• ESL 3313:  ESL Composition II
• FYS 1100:  Mindfulness
• HST 5555:  The American Experience Lab
• PHL 3330:  Eastern Philosophy (co-taught)
• WLC 4497:  Independent Study in World Literature

Courses Taught - Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

• CMLIT 004:  Introduction to Asian Literatures
• CMLIT 101:  Identity in World Literature: Race, Gender, and Issues of Diversity
• CMLIT 153:  International Literature and Film
• ENGL 004:  Basic Writing
• ENGL 015:  Rhetoric and Composition
• ENGL 030:  Honors Freshman Composition
• ENGL 135:  Alternative Voices: American Immigrant Literature and Film
• ENG 2204:  Readings in World Literature: Chinese Literature, Culture, & Film
• ENGL 202B:  Writing in the Humanities
• ENGL 202D:  Business Writing
• RL ST 104:  Introduction to Buddhism

Courses Taught - Indiana University of Pennsylvania

• ENGL 101:  College Writing
• ENGL 121:  Humanities Literature
• ENGL 202:  Research Writing