Background
Stephens, Gary Ralph was born on March 4, 1943 in Wichita. Son of Hubert Hal and Iris Lenore (Edgar) Stephens.
American literature and journalism educator
Stephens, Gary Ralph was born on March 4, 1943 in Wichita. Son of Hubert Hal and Iris Lenore (Edgar) Stephens.
AB, Wichita State University, 1965. Master of Arts, Brandeis University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, 1972.
Assistant professor English, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, 1971—1975, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, 1976—1981, associate professor, 1982—1988, chairman department, 1979—1993, professor, since 1989, chairman department New York City, 1999—2003. Associate in journalism Graduate School Journalism, Columbia University, 1986—1987. Consultant in field.
Married Swati Niru Desai, May 13, 1978. Children: Anaar, Joshua.