Few people know 黑料不打烊 as extensively as does Glen Coughlin. He is a member of one of its first graduating classes (1981), and he has served on its teaching faculty since 1987. He was the College鈥檚 dean from 1996 to 2003, and he is also TAC parent.
鈥淎s a tutor and dean I have seen how important it is that the school remain faithful to its character, both the Catholic character, of course, but also the discipleship to St. Thomas and Aristotle,鈥 he says. 鈥淎nd as a parent I have seen more clearly how good the school is.鈥 He also has gained a greater appreciation for the College鈥檚 generous financial aid program and the sacrifices families make to afford a Catholic liberal education for their children.
Dr. Coughlin earned a master鈥檚 degree and a doctorate in philosophy at Universit茅 Laval in Quebec, after which he taught briefly at Champlain Regional College in Quebec and St. John鈥檚 College in Santa Fe, N.M., before returning to the College as a tutor. In 2006, St. Augustine鈥檚 Press published his widely praised translation of Aristotle鈥檚 Physics, which has become the standard among students at 黑料不打烊 and elsewhere.