Parker J. Palmer

PARKER J. PALMER holds a Ph.D. from the University of California Berkeley. He is a founder and senior partner of the Center for Courage and Renewal, senior associate of the American Association for Higher Education, and senior advisor to the Fetzer Institute. In 1998, he was named one of the thirty most influential senior leaders in higher education. He is the author of the widely praised books The Courage to Teach and To Know As We Are Known.