Angelyn Hilgendorf
Director and Senior Lecturer, Academic Enrichment Program
Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Education: BA University of Tennessee; MAT Duke University
Angelyn Hilgendorf teaches writing, reading and literature in the Opportunities and Liberal Studies Fellow Programs. As a specialist in education, ESL, literature, and creative writing, she has extensive experience understanding student needs and designing curriculum.
She has co-authored nine consecutive volumes of a student-based literary journal, The Gallery. Hilgendorf is interested in the intersection between literature, analytical and creative writing, and English language learning as a means of cultural preservation and expression.
Her previous work experience includes teaching ESL within several colleges at Vanderbilt University (Owen School of Business, the Medical Center and the Center for English Language.)