Richard -- College Professor in English and Composition

Richard M.

My name is Richard, and I am a professor of English based out of Metro Detroit. Prior to pursuing a career in education, I accumulated ten years of experience in business, where I worked extensively in workplace and on-the-job training. As a result, my philosophy of teaching is highly pragmatic and designed to meet any student at any stage of learning and preparedness.

I completed my bachelor's degree in English at Albion College in 2014, and I just graduated with my master's degree in English from Wayne State University in May of 2026. During my time at Wayne State, I taught the essentials of college-level writing, rhetoric, and composition to undergraduate students. Working in a city like Detroit gave me exposure to a tremendously diverse student body, including many students whose native language was not English. Though most of my teaching occurred in the classroom, I spent a lot of time in individual conferences with students to work through more complex papers. As such, I am comfortable teaching both in a group setting and in an individual setting. Additionally, I pride myself on exhaustive, attentive feedback to written work.

I tell my students that I'm not good at much, but I'm very good at these four things: reading, writing, researching, and talking in front of a crowd. If you stick with me, I promise to elevate you to do the same. I will be teaching college classes in the coming fall semester, but I am looking to take on students for individual tutelage outside of that. I am more than comfortable teaching college students, high school students, and adults. Whether you're looking to get ready for college, write something to impress your professors/teachers, or just improve your linguistic chops in general, I can help you get there.