In this interview Michael Roberts discusses topics such as: childhood in England; studying at St. John’s College, Cambridge; receiving a BA in classics with a specialization in classical Literature (1969); teaching in Austin, TX; graduate school at University of Illinois; receiving PhD (1978); suspicions about teaching at a private liberal arts college; counterculture attitudes and eccentricities of students; receiving tenure (1986); involvement in university administration; relationships with faculty members including Steven Dyson, David Konstan, Clark Maines, and Jeff Rider; role of the humanities in the modern world; meeting candidates for campus interviews; Joanne Creighton; enjoying the company of faculty members