Humans of Hanover: Larry Thornton, Ph.D.

Larry Thornton, Ph.D.

Professor of History at Hanover College
Arthur and Ilene Baynham Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1991, 2004, 2014
Ph.D., University of Illinois

“We talk about the notion of life-long learning and what I try to do in my classes is try to communicate to students that we’re all students – even me. We’re all learning and the approach to the discussions, what I’m trying to do, is just listen and look at questions from every side; it’s a community. That’s part of the beauty of our curriculum: we force people to get out of their comfort zones and interests.”