Dr. Kimberly Kalaja

Kimberly's ambition is to craft meaningful, entertaining stories that encourage self-awareness and initiate conversations about the way we define ourselves as local and global citizens. She is committed to the free exchange of ideas, to the celebration of intellectual and cultural diversity, to open debate, and to freedom of thought and speech.

She earned her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Princeton University, an MA in Irish Literature from The Queen's University of Belfast, and a BA in English at Scripps College. She has worked as a Literature and Writing Professor for 25 years at Princeton, NYU, The University of Tirana, California State University Domingues Hills, and worked with incarcerated students across the U.S. for 15 years.