Tutor
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2004; MA, Department of Germanic Studies, University of Chicago, 2010; Joint PhD, the Committee on Social Thought and the Department of Germanic Studies, University of Chicago, 2015; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2013–present; Assistant Dean, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2022–2025.
BS, University of South Carolina, 1987; MA, North Carolina State University, 1991; Earhart Fellow, 1995; PhD, Fordham University, 1996; Olin Fellow, 2000–01; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1996–present.
Tutor Emeritus
Alternative Service, 1970–72; BA, Wesleyan University, 1974; PhD in Musicology, University of North Carolina, 1980; Grants and Fellowships: American Council of Learned Societies, Institute for the Advancement of Scholarship in the Liberal Arts; Jesse H. Jones Faculty Research; Mellon Interdisciplinary Studies; National Endowment for the Humanities, Newberry Library; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1990–2025; Society of St. Vincent de Paul, 1993–present: President, Annapolis Conference, 1997–2003, 2016–17; District Council President, Anne Arundel County, 2004–10.
BA, University of Alberta, 2009; Auditeur Libre, Institut d’Histoire de la Révolution française, Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, 2010–11; Master d’Histoire, Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, 2013; PhD, Stanford University, 2021; Visiting Assistant Professor, Hamilton ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2021–22; Resident Fellow, Linda Hall Library, 2022; Molina Fellow in the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Huntington Library, 2022–23; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2023–present.
Visiting Tutor
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2007; MA, Psychology, University of Southern California, 2013; PhD, Psychology, University of Southern California, 2015; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2015–2026; Visiting Tutor, St. John's ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2026-present.
Active duty, United States Air Force, 1963–67; BA, Physics, University of Colorado, 1972; MS, Physics, University of Maryland, 1975; PhD, Physics, University of Maryland, 1979; Astrophysicist, Laboratory for Astronomy & Solar Physics, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 1975–78; Congressional Science Fellow, United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress, Washington, DC, 1978–79; Project Scientist, BKD, Arlington, Virginia, 1979–81; National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council/Naval Research Laboratory Resident Research Associate, EO Hulburt Center for Space Research, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 1981–83; Senior Consultant, EO Hulburt Center for Space Research, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 1983–present; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1982–present; Member of the Science and Engineering Advisory Board, High Frontier, Arlington, Virginia, 1991–present.
AB in History, Princeton University, 2013; DAAD Fellowship Recipient and Visiting Master’s Student in Art History, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2013–14; MA, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago, 2016; PhD, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago, 2023; Instructor, Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults, 2016–2020; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2020–present.
BA, Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1991; MA, Comparative Literature, University of Texas at Austin, 1994; MA, History of Art, Cornell University, 1997; PhD, History of Art, Cornell University, 2001; Postdoctoral Intern, J. Paul Getty Center, Los Angeles, 2001–02; Visiting Researcher, Faculty of Architecture, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 2003–04; Visiting Assistant Professor, History of Art, Cornell University, 2004–05; Lecturer, Department of Art and Archeology, Princeton University, 2005–06;Visiting Fellow, Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 2006–07; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2011–present.
BA, Trinity ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, University of Toronto, 1993; PhD, Boston ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2005; Teaching Fellow, Boston ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1998–99; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1999–present; Associate Dean for the Graduate Program, Annapolis, 2011–15; Resident Fellow in Civil-Military Relations, Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership, United States Naval Academy, 2015–16; Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Science, United States Air Force Academy, 2018–present.
BA, Classics and Philosophy, Mount Holyoke ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1968; Graduate Study, Philosophy, New School for Social Research, 1970–72; MS, Plant Sciences, University of Delaware, 1985; PhD, Marine Biology and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 1989; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1990–present.
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
BA, Classics, Princeton University, 1999; MPhil, Classics, Cambridge University, 2000; PhD, Classics, University of Chicago, 2007; Assistant Professor of Classics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007–12; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2013–present; Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, 2023–present.
BA, Virginia Military Institute, 1961; JD, Washington & Lee University, 1964; Captain, U.S. Army, 1968–70; Associate, Boodell, Sears et al., 1971–73; Associate and Partner, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, 1973–80; Associate Professor of Law, Loyola University, Chicago, 1980–95; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1995–2025.
BA, Philosophy, University ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Dublin, 1999; MLitt., Philosophy, University ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Dublin, 2002; MA, Philosophy, Villanova University, 2006; PhD, Philosophy, Villanova University, 2014; Adjunct Instructor, Philosophy Department, Villanova University, 2006–14; Adjunct Instructor, Philosophy Department, Trinity Washington University, 2014–15; Lecturer, Towson University, Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies, 2014–17; Visiting Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Annapolis, 2019–present.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1974; Master of Music, University of Michigan, 1979; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1984–present.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1996; PhD, Philosophy, Boston University, 2003; DAAD Fellow, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, 2002–03; Instructor, Department of Philosophy, Boston University, 2003–05; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2005–present.
BA, Philosophy, Oberlin ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2007; PhD, Philosophy, Stanford University, 2013; Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Thinking Matters Program, Stanford University, 2013–16; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2016–present.
BS, Physics with a Minor in Philosophy, ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ of William and Mary, 2012; PhD, Physics, University of Illinois, 2021; Tutor, Faith and Reason Learning Community, 2019–21; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2021–present.
BA, Johns Hopkins University, 1965; MA, Brandeis University, 1967; PhD, Brandeis University, 1972; Assistant Professor of Mathematics, University of Kansas, 1972–75; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1975–present.
BA. Music, Earlham ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1965; MA, Humanities, University of Chicago, 1967; Graduate Study in the Committee on the History of Culture, University of Chicago, 1967–70; JD, Yale Law School, 1983; Woodrow Wilson Fellow, 1965–66; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1970–77; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Graduate Institute, Santa Fe, Summers 1976–77 and 1979–81; Instructor in Mathematics, George School, 1977–78; Instructor, General Program of Liberal Studies, University of Notre Dame, 1978–80; Visiting Instructor, Yale University (Saybrook ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ), Fall, 1981; Legal Adviser, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1983–85; Attorney, 1985–90; Senior Attorney, 1990–2000; Chief of Staff to Commissioners, 1990–94 and 1998–2000, and Special Counsel for Litigation, Legislation, and Special Projects, 2000–11; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Visiting Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2011–2026.
BA, Italian and German Literatures, New York University, 2010; MA, Italian Literature, Columbia University, 2014; PhD, Italian and Comparative Literatures, Columbia University, 2019; Literature Humanities Preceptor, Columbia University Core Curriculum, 2018–19; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2020–present.
Harvard University, 1970–72; BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1975; MA, Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, 1978; PhD, Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, 1986; Teaching Assistant, The Catholic University of America, 1978–80; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Santa Fe, 1980–84; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1984–present; Director, Graduate Institute in Liberal Education, Annapolis, 1998–2001; Dean, 2005–10.
BA, Yale ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1974; MA, PhD, Harvard University, 1980; Teaching Fellow in Government at Harvard ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1976–78, 1979–80; French Government Fellowship, 1978–79; Assistant Professor of Political Science, Stonehill ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1980–82; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1982–85; 2024-present; Santa Fe, 1985–2024.
BS, Marquette University, 1966; Woodrow Wilson Fellow, 1966–67; Teaching Assistant, Department of Mathematics, Boston University, 1972–76; MA, Boston University, 1974; Fulbright and American Scandinavian Foundation Fellow, Norway, 1976; MA, Counseling, Loyola ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1996; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1977–present; Counselor and Therapist, 1996–2002.
BA, Philosophy and French, Trinity ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Dublin, 2012; PhD, Philosophy, Stanford University, 2018; Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in Thinking Matters Program, Stanford University, 2018–20; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2020–present.
BA, ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ of William and Mary, 1992; Earl Warren Political Theory Fellowship, 1992–94; PhD, Political Science, University of California, San Diego, 1999; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1999–present; Assistant Dean, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2017–22.
BA, University of Washington, 2011; PhD, Stanford University, 2021; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2023–present.
BA, 1960, MA, 1962, PhD, 1980, University of Chicago; Woodrow Wilson Fellow, Harvard University, 1960–61; National Aeronautics and Space Administration Fellow, 1963–65; Lecturer in Political Science, Roosevelt University, 1965; Lecturer in Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 1965–66; Instructor in Government, Wheaton ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ (Massachusetts), 1966–68; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1968–present; Fellow, Institute for Sino-Soviet Studies, George Washington University, 1981; MIT/Harvard Workshop on Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control, Summer 1983; National Endowment for the Humanities Constitutional Fellow, 1984–85; NEH Planning Grant, 1986–87; NEH Interpretive Research Grant, 1987–89; Visiting Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of Delaware, 1989; Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Grant, 1992–94; Dean, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1997–2005.
BA, Mathematics and Music, Brown University; MA, Musicology, University of California, Berkeley; MA, Philosophy, University of Chicago; PhD, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2012–present.
BA, Philosophy and Honors Program in Humanistic Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2011; Graduate studies, Yale University, 2012–15; PhD, Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University; Postdoctoral Fellow, University Writing Program, Johns Hopkins University, 2022–23; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2023–present.
BA, Philosophy and English, James Madison University, 2014; PhD, Philosophy, Boston University, 2022; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Philosophy, The City ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ of New York, 2024; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2024–present.
St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1977–79; AB in Classics and Government, Harvard ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1981; MA, Political Economy, 1983, PhD in Political Science, 1990, University of Toronto; Lecturer in Political Science, University of Toronto, 1989–90; Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Kenyon ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1990–95; John M. Olin Faculty Fellow in History and Political Theory, Kenyon ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1994–95; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1995–present.
AB, Bowdoin ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1996; Post-Baccalaureate Program in Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 1998; MA, Graduate Institute in Liberal Education, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2002; MA, Philosophy, Villanova University, 2005; PhD, Philosophy, Villanova University, 2013; Visiting Professor, Villanova Center for Liberal Education, 2013–14; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2014–present.
BA St. John's ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2001–05; MA, Philosophy, Northwestern University 2007–17 (all but dissertation); Instructor, Philosophy, George Washington University, 2014–16; Visiting Tutor, St. John's ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2021–present.
BA, History, Beijing University, China, 1980–84; Researcher, The Institute of International Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China, 1984–87; MA, International Affairs, George Washington University, 1987–89; PhD, Political Theory, George Washington University, 1989–95; Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science, George Washington University, 1995; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1996–present.
Assistant Dean
BA, Classics and Early Modern Studies, University of Kings ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ/Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2004; MA, Religious Studies, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, 2007; Teaching Fellow, Foundation Year Programme, University of King’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2007–10; Principal’s Doctoral Fellowship, University of Edinburgh, 2010–13; PhD, Christian Theology, University of Edinburgh, 2014; Senior Fellow and Assistant Director, Foundation Year Programme, University of King’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2013–15; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2015–present; Assistant Dean, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2025–present.
BA, Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities, University of Chicago, 2011; MA, Philosophy, Tulane University, 2012; PhD, Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, 2022; Tutor, St. John's ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2023–present.
BA, Philosophy, Classics, University of Dallas, 2009; Latin & Humane Letters Teacher, Great Hearts Academies, 2009–11; MA, Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, 2013; PhD, Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, 2019; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2021–present.
BA, Vanderbilt University, 1989; PhD, Emory University, 1997; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1998–present.
BMus, Woodwind Performance, BA, Philosophy, Boston University, 1999; MA, 2006; PhD 2009, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago; Ennis Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Villanova University, 2010–11; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2011–present.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1995; MPhil, Classics, Cambridge University, 1996; PhD, Philosophy, Princeton University, 2005; Assistant Professor, Auburn University, 2005–06; Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2006–12; Fellow, Center for Hellenic Studies, 2008–09; Visiting Fellow, James Madison Program, Princeton University, 2010–11; Visiting Research Professor, Center for Ethics and Culture, University of Notre Dame, Spring 2018; NEH Summer Stipend, 2018; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2015–present.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2000; MSc., Philosophy, University of Edinburgh, 2003; PhD, Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 2010; Dean’s Teaching Fellow, Johns Hopkins, 2008; Instructor, Expository Writing Program, Johns Hopkins University, 2009–10; Visiting Assistant Professor, Washington ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2011–13; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2013–present.
Deep Springs ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2005–07; AB, History and Science, Harvard ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2010; MA, 2013, MPhil, 2014, and PhD, 2018, History, Columbia University; Contemporary Civilization Preceptor, Columbia University, 2016–17; Visiting Predoctoral Fellow, Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, 2017–18; Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows, 2018–22; Instructor, Deep Springs ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Summer 2019; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ 2022–present.
BA, Political Science and International Relations, American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, 2014; MA, Philosophy, DePaul University, Chicago, 2016; PhD, Philosophy, DePaul University, Chicago, 2019; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2020—present.
BA, Greek and Classical Civilization, University of Richmond, 2013; BS, Biology, University of Richmond, 2013; PhD Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 2024; Lecturer, Department of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-25; Visiting Tutor, St. John's ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2025-2026; Tutor, St. John's ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2026-present.
BA, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Barnard ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ 2015; MPhil, French, New York University 2018; PhD, French, New York University 2021; Postdoctoral Language Lecturer, New York University 2021–22; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ 2022–present.
BA, University of King’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1977; MA, Department of Classics, Dalhousie University, 1979; Commonwealth Scholar, Hertford ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Oxford University, 1980–82; M.Litt., Faculty of Modern Languages, Oxford University, 1982; Gasthörer, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg, 1982; Junior Fellow, Massey ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, University of Toronto, 1983–85; PhD, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, University of Toronto, 1988; Fellow and Tutor, University of King’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1987–89; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Santa Fe, 1990–96; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1997–present.
Tutor Emerita
MA, 1973, PhD, 1980, The Catholic University of America; NDEA Fellow, 1968–70; Woodrow Wilson Fellow, 1973–74; Lecturer, The Catholic University of America, 1975–80; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, 1980–85; American Fellowships Program Panel, American Association of University Women, 1985; NEH Fellowship, 1989–90; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1985–2025; Editor, The St. John’s Review, 1994–2010; Dean, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2010–16.
BA, Harvard University, 1992; PhD, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago, 2011; Lecturer/Instructor, Classics, the ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ and the Graham School of General Education, University of Chicago, 1997–2008; Lecturer, Classics and Humanities, Dartmouth ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2008–11; Assistant Professor (LTA), Classics and the Liberal Arts ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Concordia University, Montreal, 2011–14; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Classics, Queen’s University, 2014–16; Lecturer, Structured Liberal Education, Stanford University, 2016–20; Classics Faculty, The Pierrepont School, 2020–21; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2021–present.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1980; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1984–2025; MA, History and Philosophy of Science, University of Maryland, 1997; Assistant Dean, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1994–95; 1998–2002; 2006–09.
BA, Emory University, 1987; MA, University of Chicago, 1988; Jacob K. Javitz Fellow, 1989–93; Certificate in Jewish Studies, The Oxford Centre for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies, St. Cross ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Oxford University, 1993; PhD, Emory University, 2003; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1995–present; Associate Dean for Graduate Programs, 2015–23.
BS, California Institute of Technology, 1990; MS, 1991, PhD, 1994, University of Chicago; Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Chicago, 1992–93; Member, Institute for Advanced Study, 1994–95; Instructor in Mathematics, Princeton University, 1995–97; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Santa Fe, 1997–2008; Annapolis, 2006–present.
BA, Mathematics, University of Chicago, 2000; Mathematics Teacher, St. Paul’s School, New Hampshire, 2000–02, 2012–13; MALA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Santa Fe, 2004; PhD, Philosophy, University of Texas, Austin, 2010; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2013–present.
BFA, Painting, Syracuse University, 1992; PhD, Philosophy, The New School for Social Research, 2004; Teaching Fellow, Eugene Lang ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2002–04; Adjunct Professor, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University, Fall 2004; Adjunct Professor, Purchase ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, SUNY, 2004–06; Adjunct Professor, Long Island University, 2007; Adjunct Professor, New School for General Studies, 2006–08; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2008–present.
BA, Gonzaga University, 1977; MA, PhD, Philosophy, Boston ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1984; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1984–present; Adolf Schmidt Chair, In Search of Lost Time, 2005; American Association of University Women Fellowship, 2006–07; Marchutz School of Art, 2008–09, 2016; Board of Directors, International Merleau-Ponty Circle, 2009–present; Emory Summer Institute for the History of Philosophy, Habituation in Aristotle, Dewey and Merleau-Ponty, 2017; NEH Summer Institute, Self-Knowledge in Eastern and Western Philosophies, 2018; Visiting Professor, Deep Springs ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, CA, 2021; NEH Chair in Ancient Thought, Tale of Genji, 2022-2024.
BA, English and Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 1987; Rhodes Scholarship, 1987-90; BA, English and Modern Languages: Italian, Oxford University, 1990; Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities, 1990-95; MA, Classics, University of Chicago, 1994; Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Fellowship 1995-97; PhD, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago, 1997; Lecturer in the ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, University of Chicago, 1996; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis 1997-present; Adolph Schmidt Tutorship, 2002-3; NEH Chair in Ancient Thought, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2008-2010; Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University, 2008; NEH Faculty Fellowship, 2016.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1987; Fulbright Fellow, Visiting the Department of Medieval History, University of Bologna, 1993–94; PhD, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago, 1996; Program Coordinator for Fundamentals: Issues and Texts, University of Chicago, 1994–97; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1998–present; Codirector of NEH Summer Institute, Medieval Political Philosophy, 2014; Dean, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2016–23, 2025–26; Interim President, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis 2021; Visiting Scholar, Italian Institute for Historical Studies, Naples, 2023–24.
Tutor and President Emeritus
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Santa Fe, 1970, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1966–69; JD, University of Utah ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ of Law, 1973; Associate, 1973–78 and Partner, 1979, Schiff Hardin & Waite, Chicago; Co-Founder and Principal, 1979–91 and President, 1987–91, Kovar Nelson Brittain Sledz & Morris, Chicago; Instructor in Management Labor Law and Supervisory Relations, 1981–87, Aurora University Management Center, Illinois; President, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1991–2017; Past Chair, National Association of Independent ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓs and Universities; Past Chair, Annapolis Group (nation’s liberal arts colleges); Past Chair, AFS-USA Inter-cultural Exchange Program; Past Chair, Shimer ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Board of Trustees; Past Chair, Maryland Independent ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓs and Universities Association; Past Director, Council of Independent ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓs; Past Treasurer, Historic Annapolis Foundation. Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1991–present.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1968; MA, Johns Hopkins University, 1971; MS, Georgetown University, 1974; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1974–2013.
Dean of the ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis
BA, Rice University, 1990; PhD, Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1997; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1997–present; Assistant Dean, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2009–13; Dean, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis 2023–25, 2026–present; Interim President, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2025–2026.
BA, English, Northwestern University, 1982; MA, 1986, PhD Candidate, 1986–90, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago; Teaching Assistant in History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Science and Medicine, University of Chicago, 1985–87; Dramaturg, Assistant Director and Actor, Court Theater, University of Chicago, 1985–89; Fulbright Scholar, Alexandru I. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania, 1990–91; United States Peace Corp Volunteer, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1992–93; Reader and Stage Crew, Folger Shakespeare Library and Theater, Washington, DC, 1993–95; Civic Education Project Fellow, Prešov University, Slovakia, 1995–97; CEP Fellow, Alexandru I. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania, 1997–99; CEP Fellow, American University of Kyrgyzstan, 1999–2000; Fulbright Scholar, Kyrgyz State National University and American University of Kyrgyzstan, 2000–02; Principal Founder, American Studies Resources and Training Center, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 2001–02; Associate Professor, American University of Iraq, Sulaimani, 2010–11; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2002–present.
MagPhil, Universität Wien, Austria, 2011; MA, Social Sciences, University of Chicago, 2012; PhD, Political Science, Yale University, 2022; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2021–present.
BA, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1994; PhD, Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 2002; Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Skidmore ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2003–07; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2007–present.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2007; Post-Baccalaureate Course in Classics, Georgetown University, 2007–08; MA, Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, 2011; PhD, Philosophy, The Catholic University of America, 2016; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2016–present.
BA, St. Francis ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ; MA, The Catholic University of America; PhD, The Catholic University of America; Dean of Students, St. Patrick’s Academy, 1981–86; Chairman, History and Government Department, Hamden Hall, 1986–91; Adjunct Lecturer, Albertus Magnus, 1986–91; Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Xavier University, 1991–95; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1995–present.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1977; MA, University of Dallas, 1979; University of Heidelberg, 1980–81; PhD, University of Dallas, 1990; Fulbright Fellow, 1980–81; Assistant Professor, Whitney Young ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Kentucky State University, 1983–90; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1990–present.
BA, Chemistry, University of Chicago, 1980; Danforth Fellow, 1980; Rhodes Scholar, 1980; BA, Physics and Philosophy, Oxford University, 1982; MA, History of Science, Harvard University, 1985; PhD, History of Science, Harvard University, 1989; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1989–present; Senior Research Consultant, The President’s Council on Bioethics, 2003–09; Faculty Member, Hertog Political Studies Program, 2011; Visiting Professor, MIT, 2011–12.
BA, State University of New York, ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ at Old Westbury, 1971; MALA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1976; PhD, Theology and The Arts, Graduate Theological Union, 1993; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1974–77; Tutor, St. Mary’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Integral Program, 1977–79; Tutor, Graduate Institute in Liberal Education, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Santa Fe, Summer 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Santa Fe, 1989–96; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1997–present.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2011; PhD, Philosophy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, 2012–21; Instructor, Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University, 2014–19; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2019–present.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Santa Fe, 1977; MA, Philosophy, Marquette University, 1979; PhD, Philosophy, Fordham University, 2002; Environmental Protection Agency, 1986–89; Environmental Consultant, 1990–2000; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Santa Fe, 2001–2024; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2024-present.
BA, Philosophy and Political Science, Emory University, 1989; PhD, Committee on Social Thought, University of Chicago, 1997; Lecturer in the ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, University of Chicago, 1994–97; Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Science, Colgate University, 1998–99; Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Carthage ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1999–2001; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2001–present.
BA, University of Dallas, 2014; MA in Classics, University of Chicago, 2017; PhD in Classics, University of Chicago, 2022; Teaching Fellow in Classics and Humanities, University of Chicago, 2022–23; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2023–present.
President
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1993; Jacob K. Javits Fellow, US Dept. of Education, 1993–97; MA Philosophy, Emory University, 1997; Doctoral Candidate, Philosophy, Emory University, 1997; MBA, University of Notre Dame, 2018; Philosophy Instructor, Loyola ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ in Maryland, 1997–99; Philosophy Instructor, Gwynedd-Mercy ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1999–2000; Intellectual Heritage Instructor, Temple University, 1999–2000; Adult Learning Instructor, Project H.O.M.E., Philadelphia, 2000–03; Board member and teaching faculty, Rome Institute of Liberal Arts, 2008–present; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Santa Fe, 2003–present; Dean, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Santa Fe, 2011–14, 2018–23; President, St. John's ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Santa Fe, 2024–present, Interim President, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2025–present; Interim President, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2026–present.
Music Librarian
BA, Music, Goshen ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1981; MA, Musicology, MS, Library Science, The Catholic University of America, 1991: Music Librarian, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1991–present; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1996–present.
BA, English and Medieval Studies, Mount Holyoke ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2014; MA, English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University, 2017; MPhil, English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University, 2019; PhD Candidate, English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University, 2019–present; Teaching Fellow, Columbia University, 2018–20; Visiting Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2024, 2026-present; Teaching Fellow, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2024–26.
BA, University of California, San Diego, 1993; MA, Tulane University, 1999; MS, Tulane University, 2001; PhD, Tulane University, 2002. Fulbright Scholar, Greece, 2000–01; Associate Member, American School of Classical Studies, Athens, 2000–01; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 2002–present.
BA, Columbia ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Columbia University, 1984; MA, 1993, PhD, 1996; Lecturer, School of Philosophy, Catholic University of America, 1996; National Fulbright Research Fellow, Rome, 1994–95; National Endowment for the Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow, Core Curriculum Program, Boston University, 1996–98; Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Villanova University, 1998–2001; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2001–present.
BA, Loyola ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ; MA, Harvard; Diplome, Universite de Paris; PhD, Harvard; JD, Yale; Teacher, Cambridge Free School; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Santa Fe and Annapolis. Federal Executive Institute, Visiting Faculty; Senior Advisor, Aspen Institute; Coordinator, AIDS Task Force, Corporate Council on Africa; Moderator, Weidenfeld Scholars, Oxford; Visiting Faculty, Indiana University, Doctor of Public Health Program. Teacher of the Year 2020, Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1988; PhD Candidate at the University of Chicago, Committee on Social Thought, 2004–present; Faculty, Indiana University Northwest; The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2006–present.
BA, Philosophy and French, Tufts University, Boston, 2010; MA, History of Philosophy, Sorbonne Université, Paris, 2014; PhD, Philosophy, Sorbonne Université, Paris, 2021; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2022–present.
BS, MA, Clarks Summit University, 2011; MA, Theology, University of Scranton, 2013; PhD, Philosophy, Marquette University, 2019; Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, 2019–20; Visiting/Teaching Assistant Professor, Marquette University, 2020–24; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2024–present.
BA, English, Pomona ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, 1977; MJ, Journalism, University of California, Berkeley, 1980; MA, Chinese, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1981; PhD, English, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989; Associate Researcher, History of Cartography Project, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1988–89; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 1989–present; Visiting Assistant Scientist, History of Cartography Project, Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Summers of 1990 and 1991.
BA, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2016; PhD, Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, 2022; Managing Editor, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 2022; Tutor, St. John’s ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2022–present.
robert.abbott(at)sjc.edu
jonathan.badger(at)sjc.edu
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Cities and Transcendence: Sophocles and the Politics of Tragedy
Continuing the Conversation: “Pursuing the Eternal Present”
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Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Charles Barbera
halley.barnet(at)sjc.edu
“The Harpsichord Brain: Instrumental Models of the Mind in Eighteenth-Century France” (Please email author to receive a copy.)
erica.beall(at)sjc.edu
Continuing the Conversation: “Can War Be Beautiful?”
jim.beall(at)sjc.edu
Phone: 410-263-2371 ext. 6915; Direct: 410-295-6915; Fax: 410-626-0789
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Onyx Moon
Nicholas.Bellinson(at)sjc.edu
sarah.benson(at)sjc.edu
Annapolis Tutor Sarah Benson Integrates Program Work With Volunteerism
jeffrey.black(at)sjc.edu
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Rousseau’s Critique of Science: A Commentary on the Discourse on the Sciences and the Arts​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹
kathleen.blits(at)sjc.edu
brendan.boyle(at)sjc.edu
Tutors Talk Books
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Oxygen, Acids, and Water: Eight Chapters from the Elementary Treatise on Chemistry
Continuing the Conversation: “Science as Liberal Art”
matthew.caswell(at)sjc.edu
rahul.chaudhri(at)sjc.edu
michael.comenetz(at)sjc.edu
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Michael Comenetz
steven.crockett(at)sjc.edu
Phone: 301-503-8696
allison.dewitt(at)sjc.edu
michael.dink(at)sjc.edu
Phone: 410-295-5542
janet.dougherty(at)sjc.edu
The “Mysteries of Moderation” and the Education of Socrates
robert.druecker(at)sjc.edu
Phone: 410-295-6909
nathan.dugan(at)sjc.edu
harvey.flaumenhaft(at)sjc.edu
Office Phone: 410-295-6914
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Harvey Flaumenhaft
gregory.freeman(at)sjc.edu
rebecca.goldner(at)sjc.edu
Tutors Talk Books: Rebecca Goldner on Marcel Proust
lee.goldsmith(at)sjc.edu
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ronald.haflidson(at)sjc.edu
Tutors Talk Books: Ron Haflidson on Augustine
Annapolis Tutor Named Hertog Foundation Dean of Humanities​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹
daniel.harrell(at)sjc.edu
hannah.hintze(at)sjc.edu
zena.hitz(at)sjc.edu
Continuing the Conversation: “What is freedom and how do we cultivate it?”
Continuing the Conversation: “Can a book be a friend?”
matthew.holtzman(at)sjc.edu
“Tutor Matthew Holtzman to Address Annapolis Grads”
abram.kaplan(at)sjc.edu
Khafiz.Kerimov(at)sjc.edu
BA, Greek and Classical Civilization, University of Richmond, 2013; BS, Biology, University of Richmond, 2013; PhD Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 2024; Lecturer, Department of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania, 2024-25; Visiting Tutor, St. John's ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2025-present; Tutor, St. John's ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ, Annapolis, 2026-present.
katie.kretler(at)sjc.edu
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Katie Kretler
emily.langston(at)sjc.edu
Phone: 410-263-2371
“Tutors Talk Books: Emily Langston on Euclid’s Elements”
brendon.lasell(at)sjc.edu
leah.lasell(at)sjc.edu
matthew.linck(at)sjc.edu
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Matthew S. Linck
patricia.locke(at)sjc.edu
Merleau-Ponty: Space, Place, Architecture
paul.ludwig(at)sjc.edu
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Paul Ludwig
Joseph.Macfarland(at)sjc.edu
christopher.nelson(at)sjc.edu
Deborah.Nelson(at)sjc.edu
410-626-2511 | annapolis.deansoffice(at)sjc.edu
Susan “Suzy” Paalman supervises the program of instruction on the Annapolis campus. She received her BA in biology and biochemistry from Rice University and her PhD in biophysics and biophysical chemistry from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She has been teaching at St. John’s since 1997 and has previously served as interim president, assistant dean, and chair of the Hodson Group on readings in biology.
louis.petrich(at)sjc.edu
Phone: 410-315-9753
Continuing the Conversation
greg.recco(at)sjc.edu
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Greg Recco
andrew.romiti(at)sjc.edu
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Andrew Romiti
george.russell(at)sjc.edu
Phone: 410-295-6914; Fax: 410-616-0784
“Leadership in Factious Times”
Continuing the Conversation: Lincoln’s ‘New Birth of Freedom’
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Eric Salem
adam.schulman(at)sjc.edu
Phone: 410-295-5548
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joan.silver(at)sjc.edu
Phone: 443-716-4005
jay.smith(at)sjc.edu
jeffrey.smith(at)sjc.edu
410-626-2510 (Annapolis) | annapolis.president(at)sjc.edu
505-984-6098 (Santa Fe) | santafe.president(at)sjc.edu
J. Walter Sterling (A93) became the eighth president of the Santa Fe campus in July 2024 and was appointed interim college president in June 2025 and interim Annapolis campus president in June 2026. He has been a member of the teaching faculty since 2003 and served nine years as campus dean. Over the course of his career, he has been a staunch defender of St. John’s model of liberal education and has led efforts to make it more accessible to many more students from all walks of life. Sterling holds a BA from St. John’s Annapolis, an MA in philosophy from Emory University, and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.
Office of the President
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“From Palestrina’s ‘Sicut Cervus’ to Campus Bands, Music Plays an Essential Role at St. John’s Annapolis”
jason.tipton(at)sjc.edu
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Jason Tipton
john.tomarchio(at)sjc.edu
david.townsend(at)sjc.edu
“Annapolis Tutor David Townsend Wins AGLSP Faculty Award”
Continuing the Conversation: What Is Freedom & How Do We Cultivate It?
samuel.webb(at)sjc.edu
cordell.yee(at)sjc.edu
Books ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ: Cordell Yee
stella.zhu(at)sjc.edu
Continuing the Conversation: The Challenge of Translation