The Boston Globe named Leila Phillip, professor of English at the College of the Holy Cross, a contributing columnist for the Opinion section. Philip, who has been contributing stories to the Globe since August 2016, is expected to write an article every five weeks.
Philip is an award-winning author who holds an M.F.A. in fiction from Columbia University. Her books include “Why We’re Here” (Colgate University Press, 2010), “A Family Place” (Viking, 2001) and “The Road through Miyama” (Random House, 1989). Her writing has been recognized by numerous awards including fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Association of University Women, the Deming Memorial Fund and the Futhermore Foundation.
Boston Globe Op-Eds by Leila Philip
- Jan. 25, 2018: "Learning from the pesky, adaptive, remarkable coyotes"
- Nov. 24, 2017: "The social fabric of forest soil"
- Sept. 1, 2017: "The great irony of the county fair"
- July 24, 2017: "So you think you can do without health insurance?"
- July 13, 2017: "10 cents for inflatable unicorn horn for cats- how could I resist?"
- May 5, 2017: "Tagging along with a beaver trapper"
- Mar. 14, 2017: "Contemplating our founding documents, and what they mean"
- Feb. 8, 2017: "The beauty and power of becoming a US citizen"
- Dec. 5, 2016: "Know your chickens — and your eggs"
- Oct. 4, 2016: "Apple season is just one more reason to buy local"
- Aug. 10, 2016: "Why I teach"
