Faye Ringel


Faye J. Ringel is an American professor emeritus of Humanities at the United States Coast Guard Academy and an author.

Life

Ringel received a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Literature from Brandeis University and a Ph.D. from Brown University in Comparative Literature with Patterns of the Hero and the Quest in 1979. She is also a performer and teacher of traditional music.
Ringel was promoted to professor emeritus at the United States Coast Guard Academy after 20 years of service in 2010.

Private life

She married Paul Hazel, a novelist, in 1990 but later was divorced.

Work