| Irving Epstein edited The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Children's Issues Worldwide and Recapturing the Personal, a collection of essays exploring the human side of teaching practices around the world. |
| Your hometown? | Born in Los Angeles, California; spent high school on Long Island. |
| Alma mater? | B.A. Lake Forest College; M.A. University of Toronto; M.A. Claremont Graduate School; PhD. UCLA |
| Why Wesleyan? | I’ve loved being a student at a small undergraduate liberal arts institution and have enjoyed the professional collegiality and ability to work closely with students that a school such as IWU provides. |
| Your teaching? | I enjoy teaching in the Educational Studies and International Studies programs. I try to create classroom environments where learning is a shared experience, where discussion predominates, and where an enthusiasm for ideas is valued. |
| Wesleyan students? | I believe that our students are genuinely kind and considerate people; many of the students I teach share a deep concern for improving the lives of others. |
| Biggest thrill? | (Most recently) Watching the Inauguration of President Obama |
| For fun? | Watching a good film or my beloved New York Jets win a football game. |
| The best? | Richard Jenkins in The Visitor. |
| Favorite book? | Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon |
| Favorite movie? | The Lives of Others |
| Favorite band? | Frontera |
| Favorite quote? | “Do not confront me with my failures, I have not forgotten them.” — Jackson Browne |
