Donald A McQuade is an English professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of several books on writing composition, American literature, and advertising.
10 Facts About Donald McQuade
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Donald McQuade served as vice chancellor of university relations from 1999 to 2006.
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Donald McQuade grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and attended St Francis College in Brooklyn Heights.
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Donald McQuade was a member of the national championship team in men's water polo.
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Donald McQuade studied at Rutgers University in New Jersey, where he received both his MA and PhD in English literature.
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Specifically, Donald McQuade taught for the open admissions program, that affords any student that has received a high school diploma to enroll in its college courses, regardless of past GPA or test scores.
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Apart from teaching, Donald McQuade served in a number of administrative posts at Berkeley.
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Donald McQuade was vice provost and dean of undergraduate and interdisciplinary studies, the founding dean of American studies, the founder of UC Berkeley's college writing program, and chairman of the department of dramatic art.
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Donald McQuade sat on several non-profit boards and was the chair of the Conference on College Composition and Communication and the National Writing Project.
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Donald McQuade went to become the co-founder and executive chairman of WriteLab in 2013, a startup focused on improving student writing located in Berkeley, California.