Kathi Sell retired in May, 2010 but worked with ILS students on their independent research projects until 2016, and she continues to communicate with alumni. She thinks ILS students are exceptional and keeps in contact with our alums as they go out to profess in the world, whether they work in international literacy programs, as teachers, as corporate leaders, in public administration and in non-profits, or as authors of well-received novels. A political philosopher, writer and speaker on higher education finance, and a former senior administrator in the UW System, Kathi incorporated a strong foundation in Western thinkers with examination of their relevance for contemporary issues, using case study exercises and role-playing in her interdisciplinary seminars on such topics as: “Classical Figures Grapple with Contemporary Controversies,” “Just War Theory and Terrorism,” and “What is Happiness?” She can continue to be reached at ksell@wisc.edu.