Luke Vassiliou came to LaGuardia in 2009 as Assistant Professor of English. He grew up in Greece and came to the US to pursue graduate study on a Fulbright Scholarship. His interests include Rhetoric and Composition, Narrative Theory, British Victorian Literature and Twentieth-Century American Literature, while he has also presented and published on issues of Honors education. He is the contact advisor for Alpha Theta Phi, LaGuardia's chapter of the PTK International Honors Society.

Schools Attended: University of Athens-Greece (B.A.-ESL Education); Illinois State University (M.A. in English/Rhetoric); Louisiana State University (PhD-English).

Favorite Quote: "You can be hated for your good works as much as for your evil ones"--Niccolo Machiavelli