William Whobrey (Ph.D., Stanford University) is currently serving as the director of yale summer programs and an assistant dean of Yale College. He has studied at the University of Washington, Seattle (BA and MA), and the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg. He has taught German language and literature courses and continues to do so, with a focus on medieval literature, especially Old Norse and Old English, and the history of Germanic languages. He maintains an interest in teaching advanced German language through courses in current affairs and political rhetoric. His research interests are presently centered on the medieval library of the Carthusian monastery of Buxheim. These efforts have resulted in an ongoing project of cataloging this library <http://www.yale.edu/buxheim> on the internet. Recent publications have also focused on this particular topic, and future work will include the publication of specific manuscripts currently held by the Beinecke Rare Books Library. Along with this particular project, the use of technology in language teaching has also been a major preoccupation, and one project for advanced listening skills can be viewed at http://www.yale.edu/dwelle
