Helen Fox teaches about racism, poverty, "third world" development, and intercultural leadership, sometimes in the guise of English composition courses, at the University of Michigan. She serves on the Ann Arbor Human Rights Commission and is a member of the Ann Arbor Peace Team, which works to reduce violent confrontations caused by hate groups. She is the author of "Listening to the World: Cultural Issues in Academic Writing" (1994) Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.