Northwestern University profile
michal.wilczewski@northwestern.edu
Board Member and Treasurer
North American Association of Teachers of Polish
Michał Wilczewski is a historian of modern East-Central Europe who specializes in Poland and Polish culture. At Northwestern, he regularly teaches Polish language, literature, culture, and history courses. He also serves as the faculty advisor of the Polish American Student Alliance (PASA) and is a Faculty Associate for Willard Residential College.
Michał holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Illinois at Chicago, an MA in history from Michigan State University, and a BA in sociology from La Salle University. He is the recipient of a 2013-2014 Fulbright IIE Student Research Grant. Prior to arriving at Northwestern, he worked as a program assistant for Polish Studies and taught Polish history, language, and literature courses at UIC. In addition to teaching and researching, he has also done some academic translation work and is the current book review editor for history, the social sciences, and diaspora studies for The Polish Review.