Headshot Faculty Gregory Bruce

Gregory Bruce, PhD

Program Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Studies
Distinguished Professor, English
864.977.7702
greg.bruce@ngu.edu
Unit: English, Interdisciplinary Studies and General Studies, College of Humanities and Sciences, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Location: Tigerville

“I love our humanities-based interdisciplinary program because we are able to engage and educate the whole person. We also nurture Christ-centered creativity, all the way from the wide-ranging classes students choose to the exciting career callings they receive.”
  • Research Interests
    PhD
  • Teaching & Education

    Bachelors of Art, Philosophy
    Georgia State University
    Atlanta, Georgia

    Masters of Art, Philosophy
    Georgia State University
    Atlanta, Georgia

    Ph.D. in Literature and Religion
    Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia

  • Professional Experience

    My experience includes over three decades of teaching at the collegiate level. Recast and chaired the Interdisciplinary Studies Program at NGU (2004-2019). Served as Faculty Director of General Education (2012-2018) and still serve as an Honors Professor (2005-2020).

  • Selected Publications

    As Distinguished Professor of English, I am finally getting around to finishing that elusive poetry book (ask my students about how long this has taken!) as well as a book establishing a unique rhetoric for interdisciplinary studies, and perhaps a companion book covering the concepts and methods of Christian interdisciplinarity. Early on as a scholar, I published a few articles and book chapters on Christianity and culture, most notably through Literature and Theology (Oxford University Press) and through Critical Review of Books in Religion (Scholar’s Press). More recently, I have floated paper and book ideas at numerous academic and church-related conferences, and as a moderator and even a talk show host (for Clemson TV). The themes here have ranged from education and the “new liberal arts” to urbanism and the rethinking of Christian community.

  • Selected Awards Received
    • 2019- Named Distinguished Professor at North Greenville University.
    • 2017- Recognized as NGU Campus Leader via the cover article in the NGU Magazine.
    • 2014 and 2015- Joseph Weissman “Outstanding Campus Leader” recognition, News Publications International.
    • 2011- “Difference Maker” recognition in the Skyliner, North Greenville University.
    • 2010- “Distinguished Service Award,” North Greenville University.
    • 2006- Received North Greenville Yearbook dedication for Professor of the Year.
    • 1991- Received the Honor Societies at Georgia State University Teacher of the Year  Award.
    • 1989- Received the Graduate School Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching, Emory University.
  • My Network

    I will gladly involve you in my circle.

    Since my life has been split between Greenville and Atlanta and owing to the fact that I have had a long and various career in education, our regional network is “times two,” as it were. Moreover, our large and widely dispersed graduate base gives us some substantial social capital to offer our current students.

    Additionally, my professional development has continued with involvement in The Association of Interdisciplinary Studies, The Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies in Pasadena, California, and the Association for Core Texts and Courses.

  • My Story

    Bruce served as Chair of IDS at North Greenville for over two decades, during which time he presented papers and lectured all across the United States on integrative learning and the of wide-ranging usefulness of interdisciplinarity (as a member of The Association of Interdisciplinary Studies, The American Academy of Religion, and The Association of Core Texts and Courses). At NGU, he has also served as an English Professor and an Honors Program Professor (22 and 18 years respectively) and as Director of General Education (6 years). He has also served on the boards of several inner-city nonprofit organizations and initiatives in Greenville and back in his hometown of Atlanta. He has since stepped down from many of these responsibilities to utilize his time as Distinguished Professor to finally get around to finishing a few long overdue book projects.

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