Ms. Holly DeGrow, Instructor of English

(503) 491-7268
Holly.Degrow@mhcc.edu

As a writing and literature instructor, I teach because I feel that writing and reading are important aspects of being human: they help develop the mind, but also allow us to make sense of ourselves and our world. I also teach because I love the atmosphere of the college classroom--students working together to increase their own personal knowledge and expand their capacities to think and write both creatively and critically. That's the thing that draws me to education: its potential to liberate the mind and produce citizens who can function with understanding and sensitivity in an ever-expanding world.