Mitchell Kalpakgian was awarded his Ph.D. by the University of Iowa in 1974. For thirty-one years he has been a professor at Simpson College in Iowa, teaching courses from Advanced Composition to Shakespeare, Chaucer, The English Novel, The Literature of Western Civilization (Great Books), and The Classics of Children's Literature. Currently he is a tutor at Magdalen College in New Hampshire.
Professor Kalpakgian is the author of The Marvelous in Fielding's Novels and The Mysteries of Life in Children's Literature. He is a frequent contributor to New Oxford Review, Culture Wars, The Catholic Faith, and Homiletic And Pastoral Review. Among his most recent articles are "What Manliness Is All About," "Hospitality," and "Why the Entertainment Industry is Bad for Children." In his article, "The Magnificence of Marriage" Dr. Kalpakgian reviews "Marriage," a book by Dietrich von Hildebrand about the whole story of love, that is, the "Christian marriage."
Professor Kalpakgian has been honored with a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar Fellowship and an Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship, and in summer, 1985, he was invited to participate in the National Endowment for the Humanities Institute on Children's Literature. In 2007 Dr. Kalpakgian became Professor of Humanities and the Trivium at Wyoming Catholic College.
His favorite activities include writing, long distance running, and coaching soccer.
Mitchell Kalpakgian was awarded his Ph.D. by the University of Iowa in 1974. For thirty-one years he has been a professor at Simpson College in Iowa, teaching courses from Advanced Composition to Shakespeare, Chaucer, The English Novel, The Literature of Western Civilization (Great Books), and The Classics of Children's Literature. Currently he is a tutor at Magdalen College in New Hampshire.