Mostafa Rahbar has announced his retirement from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, effective June 1.
He has served as an instructor at the English Language Institute (ELI) since 1981.
In addition to his teaching, testing, and administrative duties at ELI, he coordinated Persian language testing for the Department of Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures. Rahbar holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from UTK.
Before joining ELI, he taught English in Iran, and he served as a producer and director for National Iranian Radio and Television.
He has taught thousands of ELI students over the years.
If you would like to share a comment about your experience with Mr. Rahbar, or if you wish to send him a greeting on the occasion of his retirement, you may do so at mrahbar@utk.edu.