Boria Sax

            Boria Sax holds a doctorate in Intellectual History and German from SUNY Buffalo. He has worked as a consultant on human rights issues for such organizations as Amnesty International, Helsinki Watch, and Human Rights Internet. He is founder of the non-profit organization Nature in Legend and Story (NILAS), dedicated to “promote understanding of traditional bonds between human beings and the natural world.” He is the author of 15 books, which have been translated into eight languages. His books Animals in the Third Reich (2,000), The Mythical Zoo (2001), were both named by the Journal Choice as among the “outstanding academic titles” of the year. His book City of Ravens was named to the list of “notable books of 2012” by Audubon Magazine as well as to Barnes & Noble’s list of “Top Five Books on London” in 2012. His most recent books include Imaginary Animals (2013), a new edition of The Mythical Zoo (2013), a collection of poems and fiction entitled The Raven and the Sun and a memoir entitled Stealing Fire (2014). He won the 2010 Eisenstein-DeLacy award for "best scholarly article" from the National Congress of Independent Scholars (NCIS).             Boria has been an invited speaker at institutions including the Smithsonian, the Staten Island Zoo, The Rockwell Museum, Yale University, University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois, Duke University, the Whitehall Gallery (London), and the College de France (Paris).             He currently teaches literature in the graduate program of Mercy College, and several subjects ─ including Creative Writing ─ at Sing Sing and Taconic prisons. In 2013, he received a “lifetime achievement award” for his work as an educator in the prisons from the organization Hudson Link. Widely recognized as an authority on distance learning, he won the Online Learning Consortium award for “Online Learning Effectiveness” in 2002, as well as the Humane Society’s award for the “distinguished new course” in 2006. He currently works as a mentor for the Online Learning Consortium.