Taylor Nutter, Ph.D., joins the Mount after teaching religious studies at Cristo Rey Richmond High School in Richmond, Virginia. Nutter earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Notre Dame.
While pursuing his graduate degrees, he befriended Roberto de la Noval, Ph.D., and the two were college roommates for three years. De la Noval is now an assistant professor of theology at the Mount. A few years down the road, de la Noval told Nutter about the opportunities in the new Core Fellows Program, part of the new Climb the Mount initiative, funded by Raphael Della Ratta, C’92.
Nutter has felt the call to teach since early on in his education. Espousing the Catholic value of living a life of service to others, he finds no higher calling than teaching. “The human being cannot flourish without learning. Education is one of the core necessities of the common good.,” he shared.
He has been in a variety of classrooms, from teaching as a fellow at the University of Notre Dame to educating underserved high schoolers in Richmond, and he has found the perfect balance in teaching First-Year Symposium at the Mount. He loves being a part of the Mount’s intellectual community and watching his students find their voice in discussions of faith and philosophy.
New jobs always bring about change and adjustments, and Nutter has been making every effort to venture back to Charlottesville, Virginia, where his wife is finishing her Ph.D. He is an avid gardener, a hobby he shares with his wife, and it’s “all hands on deck” this time of year as they harvest a salsa garden. Getting into a new routine at a new school, in a new state, and teaching at a new level, he also finds peace of mind sweating away the stresses of the day with a workout at the ARCC.
Nutter’s thoughtful conversations and fervor for education will have a lasting impact on the Mount community.