University of New Orleans English professor Robert Shenk, who spent more than three decades teaching technical writing, editing and various literature courses—including his perennially popular course on John Milton—died Jan. 30. He was 77.
Shenk taught in the Department of English and Foreign Languages for 34 years until his retirement in 2019.
“He was dedicated to his students and the standards and administration of our department,” said Nancy Easterlin, UNO professor of English and women’s and gender studies. “He had the foresight to recognize the importance of internships and worked diligently for a program whose importance is now only being recognized.”