Schneider, Richard J.

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SCHNEIDER, Richard J.

SCHNEIDER, Richard J. American, b. 1945. Genres: Education. Career: High school English teacher in San Jose, CA, 1969-70; Ventura College, Ventura, CA, instructor in English, 1972; Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College), Wilson, NC, professor of English, 1973-86, department chair, 1979-84, director of Center for Professional Development, 1985-86; Wartburg College, Waverly, IA, professor of English, 1986-, Slife Professor of Humanities, 1994-, department chair, 1986-94, chair of faculty council, 1999-2001. Lecturer at other institutions. Publications: Henry David Thoreau, 1987; Approaches to Teaching Thoreau's Walden and Other Works, 1996; A Teacher's Guide to Walden, 1997; (ed. and contrib.) Thoreau's Sense of Place: Essays in American Environmental Writing, 2000. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals. Address: Department of English and Modern Languages, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA 50677, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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