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Ph.D. Historian for Writing, History, and French Tutoring
Keanu H.

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I hold a Ph.D. in History from the University of Michigan (2026) and a B.A. in History with a minor in French from UCLA, where I graduated cum laude with College Honors. I am now an M.Div. student at Princeton Theological Seminary. My research is on modern Europe and the Middle East, and I work daily in French and Persian as a translator and editor for a political magazine, so the languages I tutor are ones I actually use.

I have taught college students for eight years. At Michigan I...

I hold a Ph.D. in History from the University of Michigan (2026) and a B.A. in History with a minor in French from UCLA, where I graduated cum laude with College Honors. I am now an M.Div. student at Princeton Theological Seminary. My research is on modern Europe and the Middle East, and I work daily in French and Persian as a translator and editor for a political magazine, so the languages I tutor are ones I actually use.

I have taught college students for eight years. At Michigan I designed and taught my own writing-intensive history seminar, led discussion sections for seven lecture courses on European and Middle Eastern history, and held weekly one-on-one office hours where most of the real teaching happened. I also spent four years as an instructional consultant at Michigan's Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, observing more than fifty classrooms and coaching instructors on how students learn. That work shaped how I tutor: I start by finding out what a student can already do, plan each session around one skill they should be able to use on their own by the end, and check for understanding by having them explain the idea back to me rather than assuming it landed.

I tutor history (U.S., European, and world, including AP), academic and expository writing, college application essays, English and literature, French, Persian, and beginning-to-intermediate German, for high school and college students and adults. With writing, I work on the draft in front of us: we find where the argument goes soft, fix that paragraph together, and then the student applies the same move to the next one. With languages, I build lessons around reading and conversation about things the student cares about, with grammar introduced when it solves a problem they have just run into. I am patient, organized, and reliable, and I would be glad to talk about what you or your student needs.

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Education

University of California, Los Angeles
History
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Masters
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
PhD

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  • Hourly Rate: $70
  • Rate details: Same rate for all subjects. $10/hr off for a standing weekly session of 90 minutes or more. Pairs and small groups: add $15/hr per additional student. Free 15-minute intro call before booking.
  • Lesson cancellation: 12 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 9/27/2026

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American History

American History

I hold a PhD in History from the University of Michigan, where I taught and graded undergraduates and designed an upper-level course on empire in the modern world that treats the United States alongside the European powers. My own research is in modern European and international history, so I teach American history the way college courses increasingly frame it, with the United States in its global context. I have also written on the African American Presbyterian minister Francis Grimké, and my training is in reading primary sources closely and building a written argument from evidence. I work with students from APUSH and high school US history through the college survey, and I am especially useful for DBQ and LEQ essays.
European History

European History

I earned my PhD in modern European history at the University of Michigan, where my dissertation examined Iranian students in postwar France and the politics of Cold War Europe. At Michigan, I taught and graded undergraduate history courses and designed an upper-level course on modern empire, so I know where students get stuck and how graders actually read an essay. I also hold a BA in History with a minor in French from UCLA and work with French sources in the original. I tutor everything from AP European History to college coursework and research papers, with particular depth in the period from the French Revolution through the two world wars.
French

French

I minored in French at UCLA and have used the language professionally ever since. My PhD in modern European history at the University of Michigan rests on years of reading French archival documents and newspapers in the original, so I can explain the grammar behind a rule and then show you how the language actually works on the page. I taught and graded undergraduates at Michigan and know how to pace a lesson and give feedback a student can act on. I work with students at every level, from first-year grammar and vocabulary through AP French and college composition, and I am happy to hold sessions in French for conversation practice.
Government & Politics

Government & Politics

I hold a PhD in History from the University of Michigan, where my dissertation examined political activism and state surveillance among Iranian students in Cold War France. That research gives me a detailed working knowledge of Iran’s political system and its revolutionary history, which is a direct asset for AP Comparative Government, where Iran is one of the required countries. I taught and graded undergraduates at Michigan, and I have reviewed scholarship on revolutions and political change for an academic journal. I work with students from AP US and Comparative Government through introductory college political science, with particular strength in the argument essays and document analysis that these courses grade most heavily.
Grammar

Grammar

I work as an editor and translator for a published journal, which means I correct grammar and usage for a living, and I hold a PhD in History from the University of Michigan, where I taught a first-year writing seminar and graded hundreds of undergraduate essays. Because I also work in French and Persian, I explain English grammar the way a language learner needs it, with the rule stated plainly and then shown in real sentences. I work with native speakers who want cleaner writing and with English learners who want to understand why a sentence is wrong. Sessions are practical: we work on your own writing and fix the recurring errors first, so you build habits you can keep without me.
Literature

Literature

I hold a PhD in History from the University of Michigan, where I taught a first-year writing seminar and graded hundreds of essays on assigned texts, and I work as an editor and translator for a published journal. I minored in French at UCLA and read literature in French as well as English, and I have published reviews of scholarly books, including one on apocalyptic literature from antiquity to the present. What I teach is the skill literature classes actually grade: reading a passage closely and turning what you notice into an argument backed by the text. I work with students from high school English and AP Literature through college courses, whether the assignment is a novel or a sonnet.
Proofreading

Proofreading

I have worked as an editor and translator for a published journal since 2024, so proofreading is part of my daily job, and I hold a PhD in History from the University of Michigan, where I taught a first-year writing seminar and graded hundreds of undergraduate essays. I know the Chicago Manual of Style thoroughly and work comfortably in MLA, and I prepared my own dissertation for final submission this year. In sessions we go through your document together, so you leave with a cleaner paper and with a clear picture of the errors you tend to make and how to catch them yourself. I work with students at every level on essays and research papers, and with graduate students and professionals on theses and application materials.
Social Studies

Social Studies

I hold a PhD in History from the University of Michigan, where I taught and graded undergraduates and served as a graduate instructional consultant helping other instructors improve their teaching. Social studies is where students first learn to read a map or a primary source critically, and I enjoy making those skills concrete for middle and high school students. I cover world history, US history, geography, and civics, and I am equally comfortable helping with next week’s unit test and with a semester-long research project. Students leave my sessions with a clearer sense of the big story and a study method they can use on their own.
Writing

Writing

I hold a PhD in History from the University of Michigan, where I taught a first-year writing seminar and graded hundreds of undergraduate essays, and I have worked as an editor and translator for a published journal since 2024. Writing is the skill I use every day, and I teach it the way editors practice it: find the claim and make every paragraph earn its place. I help at every stage, from a blank page and a vague prompt through the revision of a full draft, and I give line-level feedback students can carry to the next assignment on their own. I work with high school students on college application essays and with undergraduates and graduate students on research papers and theses.
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