Anne Elizabeth Hofmann

Anne Hofmann is an doctoral student and an Associate Professor of English at Frederick Community College where she teaches writing, literature, and sociology courses centered on the structural inequities and histories of gender, race, and class in America. Her teaching career spans two decades and three states in K-12 through university classroom settings. She holds an MEd from The George Washington University in Secondary English Curriculum and Instruction and an MA in English from The University of Texas at San Antonio where she focused on women’s lived and fictionalized experiences in literature, television, and film. Her current doctoral work in American Studies at the University of Maryland explores the gendered intersections of motherhood, race, and the labor politics of public education access. From this research, Anne created and manages Parents Lead, a degree and scholarship program at FCC designed to reduce child care barriers for working parents. Anne is an active leader at FCC, serving on the Faculty Association Executive Board, the College Senate, and multiple committees that address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. She also has served leadership roles within the National Women’s Studies Association advocating for community college students and faculty representation within higher education. Additionally, she is a community organizer for #MeTooFrederick, a local, grassroots movement established to illuminate gendered violence and sexual misconduct in Frederick, MD.