“Knowledge Is the Wing Wherewith We Fly”
Peter Saccio, the College’s longtime Shakespeare authority, died in August. He was 83. The English professor joined the faculty in 1966 and quickly became a student favorite, with his classes often oversubscribed. Saccio, here lecturing on King Lear in 2005, also served as a pioneering advisor to early gay student organizations. “With his remarkable erudition, spirited wit, and deep sense of humanity, Peter made a lasting impact on our campus, the Upper Valley performing arts community, and far beyond,” said arts and sciences dean Elizabeth F. Smith.