Background
Skerrett, Joseph Taylor was born on June 23, 1943 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph Taylor and Anna Victoria (Cannon) Skerrett.
Skerrett, Joseph Taylor was born on June 23, 1943 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph Taylor and Anna Victoria (Cannon) Skerrett.
Bachelor in English, St. Francis College, 1964; Master of Arts in Writing, Johns Hopkins University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in English, Yale University, 1975.
Instructor, Trenton (New Jersey) Junior College, 1965-1967; assistant professor, King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1967-1970; from assistant professor to professor, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, since 1973. Assistant to chancellor New York City Public Schools, 1978-1980. DuPont visiting professor Hampden-Sydney (Virginia) College, 1992-1993.
Member Modern Language Association.