Homer's Odyssey

Daniel Schillinger is Lecturer in Political Science and Senior Fellow of the Center for Civic Thought at Yale University. He teaches in Directed Studies and works on Greek and early modern political philosophy, including Thucydides, Greek tragedy, Plato, and Hobbes.

Mary Elizabeth Halper is Dean of the Humanities at Hertog program and a tutor at St. John’s College, Annapolis. Previously, she was Associate Director of the Hertog Foundation. She graduated with B.A.s in Philosophy and Classics from the University of Dallas and has since been devoted to liberal education in various forms.

Alexander Rosenthal is a lecturer in political thought at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Advanced Government and cofounder and director of the Petrarch Institute. His work spans political philosophy, classical humanism, European intellectual history, religion and politics, and liberal democracy.

Paul Stern is Professor of Politics at Ursinus College and a scholar of classical political philosophy. His course connects great books teaching, institutional practice, and the enduring question of what liberal education is for.

Russell A. Berman is the Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. His scholarship spans German and comparative literature, cultural theory, religion and culture, the Middle East, and international relations.

Cheryl Miller is executive director at the Hertog Foundation. Previously, she served as deputy director of research in the Office of Presidential Speechwriting and as research assistant to David Brooks at The New York Times. Her reviews and commentary have appeared in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, and The Weekly Standard. She graduated from the University of Dallas with Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Politics.