Bill Hillmann

Dr. Bill Hillmann is a full-time professor of English and Communications at East-West University in Chicago. He is the author of three books--the novel The Old Neighborhood , and the memoirs Mozos and The Pueblos --and is turning The Old Neighborhood into a trilogy. His writing has appeared at CNN, NPR, and VICE, and in the Chicago Tribune , the Daily Mail , the Toronto Star , and various others. He created the National College Story Slam competition, where students from across the country...See more

Dr. Bill Hillmann is a full-time professor of English and Communications at East-West University in Chicago. He is the author of three books--the novel The Old Neighborhood , and the memoirs Mozos and The Pueblos --and is turning The Old Neighborhood into a trilogy. His writing has appeared at CNN, NPR, and VICE, and in the Chicago Tribune , the Daily Mail , the Toronto Star , and various others. He created the National College Story Slam competition, where students from across the country compete telling five-minute personal stories. Hillmann is a former Chicago Golden Gloves boxing champion and union construction laborer, and is married to Paula Andion Zabalza. See less