D'Andrea: I have been teaching here since 1996. When I first started, I was teaching English as a second language over in the intensive English program. They slid me over to the philsosphy department. I loved teaching English as a second language and I have to say that I had the most wonderful experience in the program. But my training is in philosophy. I was ecstatic that I could start teaching some philosophy courses here and I enjoy it immensely.

GP: What is your educational background?

D'Andrea: I got a B.A. in history from Holy Cross and a Master's and Ph.D. from Boston University in philosophy.

GP: What courses do you teach?

D'Andrea: Mostly Invitation to Philisophy and social political courses. Next year, I will teach Introduction to Ethics and Contemporary Philosophical Issues. But I am willing to teach any philosophy course that is offered to me.

GP: How long have you been a member of the Human Rights Action Committee?

D'Andrea: I have been a part of the Human Rights Action Committee for two semesters.

GP: What are the goals for the Human Rights Action Committee this year?

D'Andrea: This semester, we are greatly honored to have a speaker coming from Afghanistan. Neamat Nojumi will be speaking about the Taliban in Afghanistan. He will be coming on Monday, [November 20]. We are happy that he accepted our invitation. One of the things we have been involved with is educating people about the situation in Afghanistan. We are working with a group called SOA Watch [School of the Americas Watch]. It is an organization that is trying to close down the School of the Americas. The School of the Americas is a school that is teaching counterinsurgency techniques to people that happen to be using them to shore up dictatorships.

GP: What is the Human Rights Action Committee doing to protest the School of the Americas?

D'Andrea: Four of our students are going down to Georgia this weekend to participate in a massive protest against the School of the Americas.

GP: What is your best teaching experience?

D'Andrea: I don't think one experience stands out above any other. I just love being in the classroom. It really charges me and every time I finish a very lively lecture, it just reminds me of how much I like my job.