Guttman/Biology - About the Author

About the Author

Burton S. Guttman studied math, philosophy, physics, and zoology at the University of Minnesota, then spent a year as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Johns Hopkins, where he intended to study embryology. But the Institute of Molecular Biology at the University of Oregon called, and he finished his Ph.D. work there in 1963. After two years of postdoctoral work at the California Institute of Technology, he taught at the University of Kentucky for six years, developing his interest in educational pedagogy and the explanation of scientific research to students and non-scientists. He has been a member of the faculty of The Evergreen State College since 1972, where he teaches biology and is able to explore many other subjects in interdisciplinary programs of study. He continues to collaborate with Elizabeth Kutter, James Neitzel, and many undergraduate students on the molecular genetics of phage T4.

Evergreen was founded in 1968 to explore new directions in liberal arts education. Most of the work involves students and faculty members engaging in collaborative explorations of ideas by bringing several disciplines to bear on a central theme. The College emphasizes cooperative work rather than competition and makes students responsible for their own learning; lectures are deemphasized in favor of discussion and problem-solving through seminars, workshops, and writing.> xxxii < # >

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