Sara Shostak: Michael L. Walzer ’56 Award for Teaching
Students in her classes call her approachable, focused, passionate, open, caring yet
strict, challenging and motivating, and a clear, intuitive and thought- provoking
lecturer.
Comments from student nominators include:
She makes it a pleasure to go to class. The minutes fly by and I never want the
classes to end.
I have taken three courses with Professor Shostak, and in each one, I felt like I
learned something new that has changed not only how I view the world, but how
I see myself.
She has taught me that it is alright to question the world around me, and because
of her teaching, I feel confident that I can go forth and make valuable social
change.
She is the best kind of mentor in that she tells me what I need to hear in the most
constructive and helpful manner.