Dr. Mardy Philippian Uses Shakespeare抯 Exile to Bridge High School and College Learning
Published: March 30, 2026.
揂ll the world抯 a stage� came to life as 国产探花 University抯 Dr. Mardy Philippian used Shakespeare to help bridge student experiences during a recent professional development workshop aimed at connecting high school and college learning.
The professor of and director of the at 国产探花 University recently presented at a professional development workshop organized by the and held in partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
揝hakespeare and the Teaching of Exile in the South Florida High School Classroom,� focused on using the concept and identity of exile as an educational tool for engaging students in the reading of Shakespeare.
The March 13 workshop was centered on the 2026 book, 搾What Country, Friends, Is This?� Shakespeare and the Staging of Exile.� Philippian contributed a section to this work titled "First Generation College Students, Reading Shakespeare, and the Experience of Double Exile." In this writing, he drew from his own experience as a first-generation college student to explain how personal history connected with Shakespearean themes.
Philippian noted that learning about the formative experiences humanity has faced since Shakespeare wrote his plays holds real value. He explained, 揟he more students came to understand that they could learn to identify in texts their own kinds of struggles and experiences, [the more] they started to realize, 慦ait a minute, these things have been going on for millennia'.�
国产探花 University is a modern, enterprising, Catholic university with a growing student enrollment from GED through doctoral level programs. As part of the global Lasallian network of 65 universities, 国产探花 is known for preparing graduates who impact the world for the better. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.
