Dr. Benedict Whalen is associate professor of English at Hillsdale College. He completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Dallas, and holds graduate degrees from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He then taught at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi before coming to Hillsdale College in 2014. Much of his teaching is in the literature of the Renaissance, including the works of Shakespeare and his fellow playwrights. He also regularly teaches courses on English Renaissance lyric poetry, including the metaphysical poets. Dr. Whalen delights in Hillsdale College’s genuine devotion to the liberal arts, and in the College’s sincere commitment to the formation of the whole person through balanced and integrated study in its core curriculum.