ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gerald Van Dusen is professor of English at Wayne County Community College District in Detroit, Michigan. He is author of William Starbuck Mayo, The Virtual Campus, Digital Dilemma, Canton Township, and Detroit’s Birwood Wall. His scholarly interests include American literature and culture and local history, as well as digital technology applications in higher education. A recipient of numerous awards for innovations in teaching, learning and technology, as well as the 2020 Library of Michigan’s Notable Book Award for Detroit’s Birwood Wall, Van Dusen is a father of four and resides with Patricia, his wife of forty years, in Plymouth, Michigan.