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class='av-special-heading av-mj3hqk57-7043a1e276446e9f1600f49d009dcb00 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock  top-30 av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >A Life of Learning, A Career of Teaching: Celebrating Dr. Margaret Perrow<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3hr450-192a558e5862731519efc265f1709590\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3hr450-192a558e5862731519efc265f1709590 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3hr450-192a558e5862731519efc265f1709590 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>By Nylah Winchester, senior English major<br \/>\nDecember 12, 2025<br \/>\nPictured above: Dr. Margaret Perrow in Turkey<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3hrem8-e992159a5c0eef46834ed0867e5499df\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3hrem8-e992159a5c0eef46834ed0867e5499df .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3hrem8-e992159a5c0eef46834ed0867e5499df '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Dr. Margaret Perrow\u2019s path into education did not begin with a fixed plan or a straight line. She earned her undergraduate degree in French Language and Literature, with a minor in Linguistics, but graduated unsure of what might come next. Rather than mapping out a single destination, Margaret describes herself as someone open to possibilities, as she is \u201cnot a good strategic think-ahead person.\u201d This openness would become a defining feature of her career.<\/p>\n<p>In 1986, Margaret became a microcomputer support specialist at Yale, a position that unexpectedly revealed her affinity for teaching. Margaret explains that IBM had just launched their desktop PC version, so people were getting laptops in their offices for the first time. Faculty would call needing help with the machines, and Margaret found satisfaction guiding others through the unfamiliar: \u201cI liked being able to learn things and help people through what I knew. So it was kind of a hint that maybe I liked teaching.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3i1io9-2c764048ac543eb159c302dcfae3bf9c\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3i1io9-2c764048ac543eb159c302dcfae3bf9c .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:26px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3i1io9-2c764048ac543eb159c302dcfae3bf9c '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock rising-quote av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p class=\"dig-4\" style=\"text-align: left\"><em>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing regular or ascending about my career. <span class=\"amaze-ultra madrone\">It\u2019s been kind of a weird zigzaggy river.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-8\" style=\"font-size: 0.6em;text-align: right\">\u2013 Margaret Perrow<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3i1s3i-1951fe92f0eaa41112626c7089c2258b\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3i1s3i-1951fe92f0eaa41112626c7089c2258b .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3i1s3i-1951fe92f0eaa41112626c7089c2258b '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Soon after, a bike trip down the West Coast led Margaret to the Institute of Reading Development in California, where she managed the office and trained educators. Margaret and the teachers ran reading programs for students in K-12, adults, and developmental readers. She claims the job was \u201csuper, super fun,\u201d but there was a point when Margaret felt she didn\u2019t know enough about the struggles many of her younger students experienced with reading, which led her to graduate school.<\/p>\n<p>In 1992, Margaret began doctoral study at UC Berkeley, where she shifted away from narrow cognitive models of learning and focused on language, literacy, culture, and education. During this time, Margaret taught extensively; she led GED courses in San Francisco and first-year writing classes at Berkeley\u2014often learning through what she describes as \u201ctrial by fire.\u201d Even then, she was not pursuing academia with a particular title in mind: \u201cI wasn\u2019t aiming to be a professor. I was just like, open the doors and see what comes walking through.\u201d That philosophy carried Margaret through the years that eventually led her to Â鶹´«Ã½ Oregon.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1imrqt9b-4eb0c660bdf97ff2ac1ec0ed3c87025f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1imrqt9b-4eb0c660bdf97ff2ac1ec0ed3c87025f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1imrqt9b-4eb0c660bdf97ff2ac1ec0ed3c87025f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1imrqt9b-4eb0c660bdf97ff2ac1ec0ed3c87025f av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025.webp 1920w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025-300x169.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025-1030x579.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025-768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025-1536x864.webp 1536w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025-1500x844.webp 1500w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025-705x397.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025.jpg\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Wizard-Island-Crater-Lake-2025-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-102630 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-102630 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Wizard Island Crater Lake 2025\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3i1ypz-4a622c3bcaad23696ae8db1c40065393\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3i1ypz-4a622c3bcaad23696ae8db1c40065393 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3i1ypz-4a622c3bcaad23696ae8db1c40065393 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: Margaret at Wizard Island Crater Lake<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3i50xv-6b39386d32675142de597ec877a4cffc\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3i50xv-6b39386d32675142de597ec877a4cffc .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3i50xv-6b39386d32675142de597ec877a4cffc '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Margaret went through several personal and professional transitions, including marriage, relocation, and commuting between California and Oregon while pregnant (and after her son was born). Margaret also worked as a researcher for the Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools after completing her doctorate in Education in 2000. As Margaret\u2019s career unfolded, she found herself working with future educators. In 2006, Margaret became a part-time instructor in Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/education\/programs\/master-arts-teaching-mat\/\">Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program<\/a>, where she worked closely with adult students who often balanced coursework and professional lives. Despite Margaret\u2019s extensive experience, she recalls feeling like an \u201cimposter,\u201d particularly because she did not yet hold a formal teaching license. That realization prompted her to return to the classroom herself: \u201cSo I went back, and I did my student teaching at South Medford High School and Ruch K-8 School, where my son was in kindergarten. It was fun; I did sixth grade at Ruch and 10th grade at South Medford High School.\u201d All of these commitments guided Margaret&#8217;s transition into Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s <a href=\"\/academics\/english\/\">English Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a professor at Â鶹´«Ã½, Margaret\u2019s scholarly work took her outside of the United States. Her doctoral research focused on youth development in South Africa; she conducted research in the late 1990s and then completed her dissertation in 2000. A decade later, Margaret returned for a retrospective study, where she revisited the communities and questions that had guided her initial research. She then took another trip in 2018 while working on her book, <em>A Hidden History of Youth Development in South Africa: Learning in Transition<\/em>, which was published in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>When a position in English opened at Â鶹´«Ã½, one that included leading the Oregon Writing Project, it felt like a natural convergence for Margaret. Although Margaret does not hold an academic degree in English, her career had always centered on writing, literacy, and teaching writers. She notes that she \u201chad been teaching all the time,\u201d across disciplines and institutions. So, the role of \u201cEnglish Professor\u201d brought together everything she valued: writing as practice, teachers as writers, and education. Thus, Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s English Program became Margaret\u2019s academic home!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1aole1en-3dd26cd1f5531f215a3309a11656fd31\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1aole1en-3dd26cd1f5531f215a3309a11656fd31 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1aole1en-3dd26cd1f5531f215a3309a11656fd31 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1aole1en-3dd26cd1f5531f215a3309a11656fd31 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023.webp 1920w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023-300x169.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023-1030x579.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023-768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023-1536x864.webp 1536w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023-1500x844.webp 1500w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023-705x397.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023.jpg\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/English-faculty-2023-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-102633 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-102633 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3i5mrs-531912e7a37e6b3511305789ae0ba4c8\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3i5mrs-531912e7a37e6b3511305789ae0ba4c8 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3i5mrs-531912e7a37e6b3511305789ae0ba4c8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: English Program faculty: Dr. Alma Rosa Alvarez (left), Dr. Diana Maltz and Dr. Merrilyne Lundahl (middle), Dr. Margaret Perrow (right)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3i5tyf-d74fab87506d1a3c6900dfc183050981\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3i5tyf-d74fab87506d1a3c6900dfc183050981 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3i5tyf-d74fab87506d1a3c6900dfc183050981 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Margaret describes teaching as a dynamic triangle between professor, students, and material; each relationship shapes the others. She insists that \u201cpassion for content matters, but it is not enough on its own.\u201d What matters is helping students form meaningful connections to the material by first forming connections with the students\u2014and, of course, by encouraging relationships among students themselves. Teaching, in this framework, is never finished. Margaret continues to refine her practices; she believes that \u201cif something is worth doing, it is worth getting better at.\u201d About teaching, she exclaims with characteristic humility, \u201c I may just be getting the hang of it!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3i791c-0198b7757ee9bae2f1e158c6556a4a14\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3i791c-0198b7757ee9bae2f1e158c6556a4a14 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:26px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3i791c-0198b7757ee9bae2f1e158c6556a4a14 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock rising-quote av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><blockquote>\n<p class=\"dig-4\" style=\"text-align: left\"><em>\u201cI learn something from every single paper. It might be something about the student. It might be something about a way of reading. It might be something about a book that I didn&#8217;t know. <span class=\"amaze-ultra madrone\">And I just am constantly learning things.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"pop-8\" style=\"font-size: 0.6em;text-align: right\">\u2013 Margaret Perrow<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3i7o1b-7408743c93012d6e2f4b926e725f231e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3i7o1b-7408743c93012d6e2f4b926e725f231e .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3i7o1b-7408743c93012d6e2f4b926e725f231e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Margaret\u2019s commitment to learning is not new. She traces it back to her earliest teaching experiences (e.g., the GED classes in San Francisco), where she first realized that teaching is about self-discovery: \u201cI first started realizing this teaching thing is about me learning about myself, it&#8217;s about me learning about other people, it&#8217;s about learning who I am in the world with other people, it&#8217;s about learning other people&#8217;s realities and respecting and being curious\u2014all of those things, right? And if you have that, then you&#8217;re lucky because every class is interesting.\u201d<br \/>\nRecently, Margaret has especially loved teaching life writing, a class that brings together reading, writing, theory, and personal experience. The class allows students to see themselves in the material, and Margaret gets to write and learn alongside the class. \u201cFor me, teaching is always about learning,\u201d she explains, \u201cand so I&#8217;m learning all the time from my students and with my students as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Margaret enjoys teaching \u201cgrammar in context,\u201d particularly for teachers. Rather than treating grammar as a set of rigid rules to enforce, Margaret reframes it as a practice of \u201cmaking choices.\u201d Margaret exclaims, \u201cTeachers have this whole thing about grammar that&#8217;s like, \u2018oh, I&#8217;m not very good at it,\u2019 or \u2018I know the rules and my job is to enforce the rules.\u2019 It&#8217;s a whole different mindset and a real emotional shift to be like, okay, grammar is about making choices. And so it&#8217;s not about enforcing rules and making corrections. It&#8217;s about support. And that&#8217;s, I think, a very weighty thing for teachers who have, themselves, come through an education system that often does not take this approach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When I asked Margaret about her favorite part of teaching, her answer was immediate. \u201cYou guys,\u201d she said simply, referring to her students. Margaret loves witnessing her students become professionals: \u201cI&#8217;ve had all this time to see incoming English majors graduate, go into the MAT program, take graduate classes with me, and become teachers, and then come back to take a workshop with the Oregon Writing Project.\u201d Margaret explains that \u201cit is gratifying\u201d when she reconnects with former students who are \u201cspectacular teachers.\u201d Growth is not always visible in the moment, which is why Margaret considers seeing her students transform \u201ca privilege.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Margaret has received dozens of appreciation awards, but she notes that awards often imply hierarchy and elevate certain individuals while overlooking the collective nature of teaching. In 2022, she was honored with the Oregon Council of Teachers of English award for excellence in teaching English Language Arts. She has also received the Â鶹´«Ã½ Distinguished Service Award, primarily for her leadership and sustained commitment to the Oregon Writing Project, and in the spring of 2025, she received the University\u2019s Distinguished Teaching Award. Margaret admits that while recognition feels meaningful, it has never been the source of her motivation. Teaching, learning, and building community matter more than formal acknowledgment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-18la20in-c9c34f27a06634d35530837af418d9fd\">\n.avia-image-container.av-18la20in-c9c34f27a06634d35530837af418d9fd img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-18la20in-c9c34f27a06634d35530837af418d9fd .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-18la20in-c9c34f27a06634d35530837af418d9fd av-styling-no-styling avia-align-  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class-.webp 1920w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class--300x169.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class--1030x579.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class--768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class--1536x864.webp 1536w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class--1500x844.webp 1500w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class--705x397.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class-.jpg\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class-.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class--1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class--1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class--1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Margaret-with-her-ENG-295-class--705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-102632 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-102632 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Margaret with her ENG 295 class\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3i7w4f-44769ecf6914a2cae678b790be1a09b0\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3i7w4f-44769ecf6914a2cae678b790be1a09b0 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3i7w4f-44769ecf6914a2cae678b790be1a09b0 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: Dr. Margaret Perrow with her ENG 295 class<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3i8b59-8da58be23761a305d519bc3cc6d2f353\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3i8b59-8da58be23761a305d519bc3cc6d2f353 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3i8b59-8da58be23761a305d519bc3cc6d2f353 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Despite a long daily commute from her home in the Applegate Valley, she values simply being at Â鶹´«Ã½ and reveling in the opportunities to be creative: \u201cThe university gives people opportunities to do their own thing, to be autonomous, to develop things that are going to help the university. So it&#8217;s this reciprocal relationship. And I will miss being able to design classes that I hope will be cool and interesting and fun.\u201d Once Margaret retires in January 2026, she will miss her colleagues, students, and the sense of belonging that comes with being part of a campus community.<\/p>\n<p>In true Margaret fashion, she approaches retirement by resisting the expectation of a neatly defined plan. Instead, she expresses excitement about not knowing what comes next, which is what she really looks forward to. Margaret often returns to a metaphor that has shaped her understanding of her life and career: the bend in a river. At these bends, she explains, what is heavy settles while everything else is carried away: \u201cAt every bend, some things wash away, and something remains.\u201d For Margaret, retirement is another bend\u2014an opportunity to notice what stays and to remain open to what might form next.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-137wxvkv-7aefb22f608bef627946c1d7ea573bd0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-137wxvkv-7aefb22f608bef627946c1d7ea573bd0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-137wxvkv-7aefb22f608bef627946c1d7ea573bd0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-137wxvkv-7aefb22f608bef627946c1d7ea573bd0 av-styling-no-styling avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  pop-20'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024.webp 1920w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024-300x169.webp 300w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024-1030x579.webp 1030w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024-768x432.webp 768w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024-1536x864.webp 1536w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024-1500x844.webp 1500w,https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024-705x397.webp 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024.jpg\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/12\/Alaska-Matanuska-glacier-2024-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-102631 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-102631 avia_image  sp-no-webp\" alt=\"Alaska Matanuska glacier 2024\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  > <\/picture><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3i8h64-d2ec0df0afbbaa14105a9195a0e1dd60\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3i8h64-d2ec0df0afbbaa14105a9195a0e1dd60 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3i8h64-d2ec0df0afbbaa14105a9195a0e1dd60 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>Pictured Above: Margaret and her husband, Bryan, in Alaska<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mj3i8n7h-98076f8b67be8f401c1dacd76617f8f2\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-mj3i8n7h-98076f8b67be8f401c1dacd76617f8f2 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mj3i8n7h-98076f8b67be8f401c1dacd76617f8f2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Margaret encourages her students and future educators to remain curious. She maintains that, \u201cYou never know what door is going to open.\u201d This is why she urges us to pause, follow unexpected interests, and remain attentive to what draws us in: \u201cI think staying curious and open is the best advice I can offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the English Program and Â鶹´«Ã½, thank you, Dr. Margaret Perrow; your commitment to being a stellar teacher has left a lasting mark on our community. You have influenced so many writers, teachers, and educators\u2014myself included\u2014and while your retirement is well-deserved, I am selfishly hoping you change your mind! No matter what comes next, your work and example will continue to guide those of us fortunate enough to have learned from you. 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