Massimo Maggiari, an Italian studies professor, travels to a very cold place to learn more about a topic that fires him up.

Edward Hart ’88, a music professor, discovers his melodies in the beauty around him.

For this studio art professor, inspiration is close at hand.

Chris Starr is a self-proclaimed computer geek.

Massimo Maggiari dares you to draw inspiration from landscapes.

Bing Pan can predict the future.

It’s Impossible to leave her office in a bad mood.

Robert Taylor has the best seat in the house.

Zipora “Tsipi” Wagner’s life is like a theorem of the miraculous – if this, then that – even if she doesn’t like to admit it herself.

Margaret Hagood Argues for Pop Culture’s Place in the Classroom

One professor changes how we look at film.

Perhaps the liberal media isn’t quite so liberal

For one physics professor, it’s the small things that matter. The really, really, really small things.

Linda Fitzharris believes every kid deserves a great teacher.

This professor has an eye for the next big thing.

Egyptologist Peter Piccione illuminates the religious significance of ancient baseball.

Charleston's unlikely world-class musicians find some fans at the College of Charleston.

The Latin-American and Caribbean worlds are your oyster at the College of Charleston.

Indiana Jones has nothing on this art history professor who waded into the wild jungles of South America in search of colonial architecture and artifacts.

According to professor and novelist Bret Lott, the difference between a bestseller and a bomb depends on where you're sitting – literally.