Hal Hirshon, M.A.T. (Brown University) Director of Academic Programs, Hal is a highly regarded faculty instructor in Critical Analysis and Foundations of Academic Work at UMASS/Boston. He received the 1994 Outstanding Instruction Award as a Senior Learning Specialist at Boston University and has been cited for teaching excellence by the Middle States Association for Accreditation and the Vermont Board of Education.

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Hal served as English Chairperson for the Performing Arts School of the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts (now the University of the Arts) during its first successful Middle States Accreditation, and his comprehensive, performance based immersion training has been commended by University Deans and Program Directors, as well as parents, and many successful students. A former N.C.A.A track and tennis athlete, Hal currently trains in Alex's Masters' Swim Program.

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