James Lang
Professor of the Practice
James Lang is a professor of the practice in Notre Dame Learning’s Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence. He also serves as co-director of Notre Dame’s University Seminar Program.
The author of several popular books on teaching, including Distracted: Why Students Can’t Focus and What You Can Do About It and Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning, Jim was previously a professor of English and the director of the D’Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption University.
His most recent book is Write Like You Teach: Taking Your Classroom Skills to a Bigger Audience. In addition, he writes regularly on teaching and learning forThe Chronicle of Higher Education and co-edits a book series on higher education for the University of Oklahoma Press.
Jim has delivered keynotes or workshops at more than 300 colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. A recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Grant in 2016, he has also consulted with the United Nations on a multiyear project to develop teaching materials in ethics and integrity for high school and college faculty.
Jim is a graduate of Notre Dame with a B.A. in English and philosophy. He holds an M.A. in English from St. Louis University and a Ph.D. in English from Northwestern University.