Lockwood retires after 32 years at Northern

A Montana State University-Northern English professor retires after teaching for 32 years at the university.

Steve Lockwood came to Northern in 1988, and taught English Literature and Technical Writing.

He said he was also able to teach film and computer classes.

"Mostly, I enjoyed the student interactions in any class," he said. "Just the back and forth dialogue with students - that's the best part of any of the classes."

When Northern went to a remote learning format, he said, all of that changed and had to be in writing.

Academically, the most significant thing that he was a part of...