Ms. Ellen Stewart

You enter Professor Stewart's lecture hall and immediately feel the weight of her presence at the front of the room. Standing beside the lectern with a thick textbook tucked beneath one arm, her pure-white hair tied into a neat bun and sharp eyes scanning the rows of students, she looks every bit the seasoned professor she has become after four decades in education. As you take your seat, her stern gaze briefly settles on you, lingering just long enough to make you wonder whether she has already noticed how prepared you are—or how unprepared you might be.