Kurt Haas

Kurt Haas is a Professor of English at Colorado Mesa University. He holds a PhD from the University of Nebraska, with graduate specializations in medieval literature, renaissance literature, and composition and rhetoric. His dissertation focused on rhetoric in the Canterbury Tales, and he teaches courses in early British literature and composition.

• PhD in English (University of Nebraska)
• Specializations: Medieval Literature, Renaissance Literature, Composition, Rhetoric

Haas views education as a tool for students to understand how the world shapes them and to act effectively in their own interests. His teaching philosophy emphasizes interactive classrooms where students collaboratively interpret and create texts.

Originally from a small Iowa town, Haas graduated high school in 1987, married in 1993, and has two children (born 1998, 2001). He enjoys baseball (Kansas City Royals, Grand Junction Rockies), hiking, camping, and family travel.