Michael Dufresne is a professor in DeVry's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He has Master's degrees in English and Secondary Education and is a PhD candidate (ABD) in Rhetoric and Writing Studies. He teaches a variety of composition and humanities courses as well as the Gen Ed capstone course. Dufresne has served as a faculty chair and assistant dean of academic excellence and is now on the national curriculum faculty team. His passion has always been promoting success and excellence in learning and teaching.