Danni Epting
MA, English, University at Albany
BA, English, The College of Saint Rose
About
Danni Epting is a writer and lecturer who has also published fiction and nonfiction work in various journals. Prior to UAlbany, she worked at Mercy University, teaching a similar course on writing and critical thought. She also works as a reporter for Saratoga Living and Capital Region Living Magazine.
Her Writing & Critical Inquiry class aims to help students better understand their internal process of critical thought and cultivate the confidence to examine the world around them.
Instruction & Advising
Courses
Professor Epting's pedagogical approach focuses on helping students develop clarity, purpose and intellectual independence. She encourage students to constantly question their own opinions, arguments and thoughts and to do the same for others in the hopes that students will see writing as a tool for both critical thinking and meaningful engagement with the world. Epting's class uses a combination of analytical and philosophical work, fostering an environment in which students think critically not just about their academic life, but about the world around them.