PAUL T. BRYANT attended four colleges and universities, earning B.S. and M.S. degrees in botany and M.A and Ph.D. degrees in English. This background led to a scholarly interest in nature writing and environmental literature. As a faculty member, he served at four colleges and universities, holding every academic rank from instructor through full professor. As an administrator, he held positions of editor, director, assistant department chair, department chair, assistant dean, associate dean, and dean. As an editor, he worked with faculty and administrators at colleges and universities across the United States, visiting many of their campuses. His career spans 46 years in academe.