Faculty

David Walter

I earned my PhD in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, where I studied Ancient Greek, French and English Literature. My dissertation was on William Faulkner and Honoré de Balzac. In the seven years following, I lectured in the Humanities Core at Stanford, as well as in their Programs of Writing and Rhetoric, and Structured Liberal Education. During my time on "The Farm," I also co-founded and served as Faculty Director of...

David Wiese

Continuing Lecturer and Associate Director of Summer English Language Studies

David Wiese teaches first and second year writing during fall and spring, and is the Associate Director of the Summer English Language Studies Program. He also creates textbooks and online learning materials related to academic writing, reading, and English as a second language. Previously, he worked as the Submissions Editor for the CATESOL Journal. He holds a Master’s Degree in TESOL from Teacher’s College, Columbia University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations from the University of California Santa Barbara. A California native, his prior teaching experience...