Diane Engber

Diane Engber is a Jewish teacher, writer, and mother who currently resides in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is most noted for her work with African and South American literature and has taught at such prestigious schools as the University of Cincinnati.

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Diane was one of the premiere teachers on African and South American literature [http://www.iupress.indiana.edu/journals/nwsa/nwstoc8.html#v8n1] in the state of Ohio and was, in the late 90s , a promoter of the internet back when there were apprehensions.

While at University of Cincinnati, Diane Engber developed what would become a nationally recognized course on postcolonial writings by women. An article was featured in NWSA Magazine [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?ao&segglsc&d=96536302] about her course. Engber stated that, "To teach this literature effectively, I had to learn to view literature differently from how I had been trained to view it, to learn more about geography and history, and to become acutely sensitive to my cultural position in relationship to the literature." The course was successful and it put Engber on a plateau of feminist writers and teachers in Middle America.[http://www.artsci.uc.edu/womens_studies/PDF_files/CC%20honor%20roll-revsd%205-5-04.pdf]

Diane is currently a teacher at and teaches the courses English 1, English 3, and African American Writers. She is commonly thought of as the best English teacher at St. Xavier, and possibly the best English teacher in Catholic high school history. Students who are interviewed about their learning experience in Diane Engber's class often claim that they have been inspired to do great things in the writing world. As a now permanent staple in the St. Xavier community, Diane has been at this post for almost a decade and will most likely continue to teach English at St. Xavier for a very long time, much to the everlasting joy of her English students.

In 2005, Diane led a project through her English 1 class to help the oppressed in Africa by making books for them. Students sent over 50 books and this effort was largely noticed and thought of highly by the St. Xavier community.

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