Dr. David Diener

Dr. David Diener is an Assistant Professor of Education at Hillsdale College and the Executive Director of the Alcuin Fellowship.  Previously he spent fifteen years in K-12 private education, eleven of those in administration and eight as headmaster of classical Christian schools.  He serves on the Board of Directors for the Society for Classical Learning and the Board of Academic Advisors for the Classic Learning Test, and he regularly provides consulting services and teacher training to classical schools.  He is the author of multiple books including Plato: The Great Philosopher-Educator and La educación clásica cristiana: una colección de ensayos, and he has published articles on Plato, Kierkegaard, and various topics in philosophy of education.  He also serves as the series editor for Classical Academic Press’ series Giants in the History of Education and is an associate editor for the journal Principia: a Journal of Classical Education.  He holds a BA in Philosophy and Ancient Languages from Wheaton College as well as an MA in Philosophy, an MS in History and Philosophy of Education, and a dual PhD in Philosophy and Philosophy of Education from Indiana University.