Οὐδὲν ἱχανὸν ᾡ ὀλίγον τὸ ἱχανόν.      –Ἐπίκουρος
(There is no enough for whom enough is too little.)    –Epicurus

Michael Beykirch (BA, University of California, Berkeley; MA, University of Wisconsin, Madison), full professor in languages other than English, has been teaching at Corning Community College since 1991.

Modern Languages:

• Modern Standard Arabic
• French
• German
• Italian
• Russian
• Spanish
• Chinese

Classical Languages:

• Greek
• Hebrew
• Latin

Having also earned his second-degree black belt in Aikido, he has offered evening sessions on functional self-defense.

Moreover, a dedicated learner of the Lakota language, he studies Indigenous rights, culture, and history.