Michael Rydel

Senior Lecturer

Rydel joined the Loyola University faculty in 1979. A past recipient of Loyola University Chicago’s Excellence in Adult Learning Award Faculty Award, Rydel’s English and literature courses at SCPS include topics such as Shakespeare, African American literature, and human values in literature.

Education

• M.A. in English Literature from Indiana University, Bloomington
• B.A. in English Literature from Loyola University Chicago

Professional/Community Affiliations

• Dean, Curricular Affairs, Hadley School for the Blind, Winnetka, IL
• American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
• American Academy of Poets

Publications/Research Listings

In 2022, Atmosphere Press published Rydel's first collection of poetry, Almost a Memoir.  As part of the book launch, Rydel recited poetry in a variety of venues in Chicago, New York, and Paris.

Rydel also went back on the road in 2023 and read poetry at This Old Book in Grayslake, The Book Stall in Winnetka, the Wicker Park Open Mic, Parkside Lounge in New York City’s SOHO district, and La Cave Café in Paris, France.  Recently, two new poems from his untitled second collection have been accepted by The Willow Review and Batayan, a bilingual magazine in Bengali and English published in Perth, Australia.