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Ms. Amanda Hoaglen

A graduate of Rollins College, I earned my Master of Liberal Studies in 2009 and Bachelor of Arts in Humanities in 2004. To further my content knowledge, I completed a Masters of Arts degree in English Literature at the University of West Florida in 2023. I have instructed Humanities courses at Valencia College since 2009. Although I enjoy all disciplines and time periods, my specialization is in poetry, feminist philosophy, gender studies, and art history. My favorite philosophers are Plato and Foucault.

I have a long history at Valencia: I completed my A.A. at the East Campus and worked in the Testing Center on East Campus as a work-study. After graduating from Valencia, I began working full-time at Valencia. Just like many Valencia grads, I transferred to UCF in 2001 to work on a degree in business and then to Rollins College in 2003 for a degree in humanities. Throughout college, I earned scholarships and paid for my tuition and living expenses by working retail and in the Administrative Office at the Winter Park Campus. I can certainly empathize with students who juggle working and going to school!

After graduate school at Rollins College, my journey as an educator began--first instructing humanities courses at East and Winter Park Campuses as adjunct professor. Eventually, I obtained a position as an English and reading teacher for Seminole County Public Schools. Teaching high school was a fun and rewarding experience. However, my ultimate career goals are obtaining a tenure faculty position at Valencia, earning a doctorate in literature, and publishing portions of my MA thesis in a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal.

I look forward to sharing my passion for learning and the humanities with you this semester!