Jane E. Kim was born in State College and grew up in Philadelphia. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in English and French, and received her M.A. and Ph.D. in English literature from Cornell University. Her dissertation focused on the influence of Dante's poetic theology on British Romantic conceptions of the poet and poetry. Jane is thrilled to be a part of the Biola community, studying great books with Torrey Honors' bright students.