Those Professors You See Around

As students moving through the Screenwriting and Playwriting Program, you meet and take classes from a variety of professors, but do you ever wonder who those people really are? They're not just gatekeepers or boss battles you have to get past in the adventure of college.  They're a talented group of writers who have rich creative lives beyond the hallowed basement walls of University Crossings.

They are so much more than their IMDB listings, which I've found to be the main way students try to get background on their profs.  Mostly, your professors are too humble (or too busy teaching) to talk about themselves.  So, I'm going to do it for them and periodically post about the goings-on of faculty in the Program because I think what we do is amazing.

So, the early fall 2014 SCRP Faculty update, which is, apparently, the season of Jeffs:

Jeff Cohen

Did you know Jeff Cohen has not one, but two mystery novel series running?  Yep, it's true.  The sixth novel in the Haunted Guesthouse series is due to drop in December.  It's called Inspector Specter.  Don't be confused if you follow this link; E.J. Copperman is Prof. Cohen's pen name and alter ego.  Sometime, you should chat with him about how that came about.

The first book in his new series should be available right about the time you're reading this.  It's called The Question of the Missing Head and features a detective with Asperger's.  Prof. Cohen also blogs on Mondays for the Hey, There's a Dead Guy In the Living Room mystery publishing blog.  I'd say you should follow him on Twitter, but all he does is talk about Yankees baseball and -- really -- why does anyone do that?  If -- sigh -- you like the Yankees, Cohen's handle is @JeffCohenwriter.

Jeffrey Stanley

If you see Professor Stanley around in Winter Term, you should really take the time to shake his hand, because he just received a coveted Amtrak Residency!  16,000 writers applied.  Sixteen THOUSAND.  You know how many they picked? 24.  And Prof. Stanley was one of them.  Talk about having the odds stacked against you.  Only my boundless happiness for his achievement masks my raging jealousy, because with that residency comes sponsored rail travel and time to write about it.  I can't wait to see what he comes up with.

You can find out more information about Professor Stanley and follow his brainwave broadcasts at Jefe's House.