Dr. Nat Hardy is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Savannah State University. He was recently elected President of the Georgia Council of Graduate Schools , which works to build awareness of the benefits and value of a graduate degree to the students and citizens of Georgia. eCore is proud to have had Dr. Hardy as an eCore instructor since 2012. Take a minute to learn a little more about Dr. Nat Hardy. Where did you complete your degree(s)? B.A. (English) University of Alberta, M.A. (English) McMaster University, M.F.A. (Creative Writing) Louisiana State University, M.Ed. (Higher Education Administration) Georgia Southern University, Ph.D. (English) University of Alberta. What drew you to your field of expertise? I was always an avid reader of literature and I truly enjoyed writing. During my undergraduate degree at the University of Alberta, I switched my major from Philosophy to English because I was a much better English major than a Philosoph