Department News - Albion College

Dr. Jim Cook, Professor Emeritus of English, Passes Away

Dr. James Cook, Albion College
Professor emeritus of English James Wyatt Cook passed away April 2, 2021. He once described his 38-year tenure at Albion College as his dream job of reading, writing and talking about books. Indeed, his love of literature and advocacy for students across nearly four decades at Albion continues to carry a deep impact today.

Albion Remembers Professor Mary Collar as Tough, Caring and Unforgettable

Mary Collar 1987

English professor Mary Collar passed away in Jackson earlier this month, at the age of 73. Collar had just begun her final semester in the classroom, with plans to retire at the end of the current semester