Philip Freund

I studied Creative Writing under Professor Philip Freund at Fordham University during the early 1970s. His wit, insight and support, the ideas he taught me, have been with me ever since. We have stayed in touch over the years, he always answered my letters and shared news of his latest endeavors. I had the chance to visit him in early December of 2007, just 18 days before he died, and spent a grand evening with him talking of times in classroom days, his plans and mine for the future. A...

I was fortunate enough to be a student in a number of Professor Freund's classes while I attended Fordham University. Freund was quite an intellect, a sincere esthete, and wonderful teacher. He fascinated and intrigued me. Here was a quiet, small, unassuming gentleman in a well-tailored suit who always sat behind a desk while teaching. Yet by dint of his creative mind, words and ideas, he always filled the room with excitment, beauty, and wisdom. And hope. I always felt a bit...