“It has been my privilege to know Lisa Gratz for the past seven years, first as a student in Arcadia University’s Master of Arts in English program, and secondly and more recently as a fellow-teacher in our English Department. Superior in her command of written and spoken English, Lisa is more than a singularly fine writer–she is an innovative teacher, dedicated to the craft of helping students strengthen their writing and critical-thinking abilities, always seeking new, effective methods for enlarging students’ awareness of the intellectual world they live in. Her capacity for motivating students with fresh approaches to their learning–approaches that enhance their appreciation as well as their understanding–has earned my real admiration. I can truly applaud her for being a ‘veteran’ teacher already, and recommend her highly to those seeking to improve their skills through their individual initiative.”

Richard A. Wertime, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of English
Director, Graduate Studies in English & the Humanities
Arcadia University

“For five semesters, as a coordinator of English at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA, I supervised Lisa’s teaching of ENG 010, ENG 011, and ENG 101, both developmental and college-level writing classes. She succeeded at all of them and indeed seemed to love the basic levels the most. She was genuinely thrilled when foundational writing students acquired the basic building blocks of language and communication and became intellectually and emotionally empowered. It was a pleasure to watch. Lisa has a gift for connecting with students and making the learning process interesting and fun. I unreservedly recommend Lisa Gratz as a tutor of writing. Any student would be lucky to have her help in learning to write and think well.”

Bonnie B. Finkelstein, Ph.D.
Professor of English
Coordinator of English
Montgomery County Community College

“Lisa Gratz is dedicated beyond measure to education. She is passionate, determined, and simply intuitive when it comes to giving students the best tools to learn.  I have been working with her for over five years and co-teaching with her for nearly three, and I can honestly say that I am continually impressed by her constant desire to improve her methods in order provide each student with inspirational and individualized instruction. Students gravitate to her because they know that she will go that extra mile.”

Rhianon Visinsky is a professor of English and Literature at Arcadia University, Temple University, and University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. 

“I’ve known Lisa as my colleague and co-teacher at Arcadia for the past five years. What impresses me most about her as a teacher is her bone-deep commitment to her students and her constant pursuit of excellence in everything she does. Her passion for ideas, combined with uncompromising belief in her students, inspires them to venture beyond their comfort zones and out-perform their expectations for themselves. She is enthusiastic, smart, tenacious, creative, and funny. Anyone who gets to work one-on-one with Lisa can expect to be held to high standards. But you will learn a lot, laugh a lot, and gain new confidence in what you can achieve.”

Ellen Murphey, a professor and poet, teaches English and creative writing at Arcadia University and ESL at Bryn Mawr College.