Rate My Professor Lutgarda Cowan

Lutgarda B. Cowan is an Instructor of Writing in the Literature faculty at Portland Community College. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in English from Portland State University. As a dedicated member of the Southeast English faculty, she co-edited Cinder Cone, a multilingual magazine of literature and art published in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside Billy Merck. This publication showcased diverse contributions including poems, letters, essays, stories, graphic essays, PowerPoint presentations, photographs, and collaborations between ESOL and photography classes. It functions as an annual platform in conjunction with CultureSEast, providing space for voices across the Southeast campus community. In 2010, Cowan managed submissions for the Cascade campus literary magazine Pointed Circle, where students submitted poetry, prose, and artwork through forms in SC206a or email.