Background
Berek, Peter was born on June 20, 1940 in Brooklyn. Son of Leo and Ida (Kantrowitz) Berek.
literature and language professor
Berek, Peter was born on June 20, 1940 in Brooklyn. Son of Leo and Ida (Kantrowitz) Berek.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1961; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1967.
Instructor English,, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, 1965-1967; assistant Professor of English,, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1967-1972; associate professor, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1972-1977; professor, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1977-1990; department chairman, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1980-1986; Morris professor rhetoric, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1984-1990; dean of college, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1975-1978; special assistant to president, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1987-1990; Professor of English, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, since 1990; dean faculty, provost, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1990-1998; interim president, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, fall 1995. Consultant National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, 1973-1976, 86-87, 89.
Member Modern Language Association, Shakespeare Association American, Malone Society, American Association of University Professors.
Married Ellen H. Stark, June 10, 1962. Children– Rachel, Martha, Elizabeth.