Tom and Verena Conley are responsible for the general administration of the House. They coordinate policies, supervise appointments, and oversee the welfare of the House community. The Co-Masters regularly open their home to all members of Kirkland House during their Masters' Open Houses, announced on the online house calendar here as well as by posters in the main archway and dining hall.
You can also see pictures of these and other recent Kirkland House events here. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend! Trained in French literature at Columbia University M. My research has been devoted to cartography and literature. A rival passion is in film studies that range from the silent era up to now.
I am an indelible Red Sox fan who loves dogs and the great outdoors. Raised bilingually in a family that specialized in business in Southeast Asia, I quickly developed a liking for other languages and cultures. After an education in the liberal arts built around seven years of Latin, a Fulbright fellowship allowed me to settle on American shores.
I turned resolutely to modern studies at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, earning my Ph. I write about contemporary French theory and culture as well as the environment and technologies Ecopolitics , Rethinking Technologies , ed. I continue working on this project now with a broader emphasis on ecology and sensation.
I love swimming, walking on the beach, going to movies, to Red Sox and Harvard football games as well as playing with our dogs Max and Bella. I also enjoy retreating to our cabin near the Boundary Waters Wilderness Area for the pleasure of living off the grid and in the great outdoors. You can read about my adventures with beavers and bears in my War with the Beavers. Skip to main content. Main Menu Utility Menu Search. House Masters Tom and Verena Conley.
