Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
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Jonah Willihnganz
The Stanford Storytelling Project Manager, Writing and Rhetoric Operations
BioJonah Willihnganz is the Director of the Stanford Storytelling Project, an arts program that explores how story craft and practices can be used to create personal and social change. He is also the co-founder of the LifeWorks Program for Integrative Learning in the School of Medicine, a program that helps students explore orientations and practices from the arts, humanities, psychology, and contemplative traditions that can help them meet the challenges they face.
His research focuses on how narrative practices can help deepen natural human capacities such as presence, courage, and empathy, and he has published fiction, essays, and articles on American literature. He teaches courses in creative writing, American literature, media studies, and critical theory, and created the first college courses on storytelling in audio media. A long-time contemplative and student of Aikido, he incorporates their practices of into many of his courses, and he helps faculty integrate both narrative and contemplative practices into their courses.
He received a bachelor's degree in political economy from Georgetown University, an MFA in creative writing from Hollins University, and a PhD in English from Brown. He belongs to the communities of the San Francisco Zen Center and Palo Alto Friends (Quakers), is a slow but avid swimmer, and is learning to fly fish. -
Niles Wilson
Assistant Director, Frosh 101 & Transfer 101, Frosh 101
Current Role at StanfordProgram Coordinator, New Student Programs
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Shannon Wilson
Undergraduate Advising Director, Student-Athletes, Academic Advising Operations
Current Role at StanfordUndergraduate Advising Director, Student-Athletes
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Shannon Winters
Director of Finance and Administration, Stanford Introductory Studies Operations
Current Role at StanfordDirector of Finance and Administration, Stanford Introductory Studies
