| Diane Dreher received her Ph.D. from UCLA. She has been at Santa Clara University since 1974. She teaches courses in Renaissance and Seventeenth-Century Literature, Shakespeare, Milton, Composition, and Creative Nonfiction and has published articles on literature and psychology, conflict resolution, and personal development as well as profiles of modern leaders. She gives workshops on spirituality and leadership principles to business and professional groups, and served as chair of Santa Clara's English department from 1992-97 and Faculty Senate president in 1999-2000. | 
