KAY SMITH is a recent arrival at the College of Charleston. She accepted the newly created position of Associate Vice President for the Academic Experience in January, 2005. Dr. Smith received her B.A. and M. A. in English from the University of Alabama and her Ph.D. in English from Emory University. In 1979, she joined the faculty at Appalachian State University, where she was in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. From 1991-99, she served as Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies and, in 2002-03, she chaired the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. While at Appalachian, she also taught in and directed the Watagua College program, ASU’s premiere living-learning coordinated studies program. Dr. Smith was involved in developing many innovative programs at Appalachian, including Freshman Seminar. In 2003, she also developed target-language Freshman Seminars taught by faculty from Foreign Languages. Dr. Smith came to College of Charleston to take on some exciting new challenges in developing teaching and learning experiences. She also supervises support programs for teaching and learning, including Advising, New Student Programs, the Center for Student Learning and Freshman Seminar and serves on the college-wide Retention Coordinating Committee. A published poet, Dr. Smith’s research interests include Shakespeare and Film. She is currently working on a book on Anthony Burgess and his writings on Shakespeare. This work is supported by a research grant at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas, Austin, which has an outstanding collection of Burgess materials. Dr. Smith’s most recent publications are:

"Hamlet, Part Eight, The Revenge: Sampling Shakespeare in a Postmodern World." College Literature 31.4, Fall 2004, 135-149.

"Will! or Shakespeare in Hollywood." Remaking Shakespeare: Performances across Media, Genres and Cultures. ed. Pascale Aebischer. London: Palgrave Press, 2003, 134-150.