Joshua Hren

Co-founder of the Mfa at the University of St Thomas, Housto @University Of St. Thomas Tx

Co-Founder of the Master of Fine Arts at the University of St. Thomas, HoustonAssociate, Tenured Professor• Proposed vision of MFA, developed overarching course of study and curriculum, and planned courses, Recruited students, co-hosted Summer Writers Institute, recruited visiting speakers and thesis readers. Teaching Graduate Fiction Workshop, The Art of the Novel, Art and Metaphysics of Fiction, the Catholic Imagination in Modern American Literature, Seminar on Dostoevsky and the Eternal Questions, and others• Core Fellow: Along with colleagues, developed a revised undergraduate core, and developed online versions of the Literature core. Regular meetings to develop everything from an educational vision to curricula maps and content to the bylaws of the Core Fellows. • Served on multiple hiring committees for Core Fellows and in the MFA