John Duffy
John Duffy is Director for the Inspired Leadership Initiative and William T. and Helen Kuhn Carey College Professor of Modern Communication at the University of Notre Dame. He has published on the ethics of writing, the 1619 Project, the rhetoric of disability, and the historical development of literacy in cross-cultural contexts. In his recent book, Provocations of Virtue: Rhetoric, Ethics, and the Teaching of Writing, he examines the ethical dimensions of teaching writing in a post-truth world. John is co-editor of three volumes: After Plato: Ethics, Rhetoric and Writing Studies; Literacy, Economy, and Power: Writing and Research Ten Years After Literacy in American Lives; and Towards a Rhetoric of Everyday Life: New Directions in Research on Writing, Text, & Discourse. His monograph, Writing from These Roots, was awarded the 2009 Outstanding Book Award by the Conference on College Composition and Communication, and his book, Provocations of Virtue received honorable mention for the 2022 MLA Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize. He has published essays in CCC, College English, Rhetoric Review, JAC: A Journal of Rhetoric, Culture, and Politics, and elsewhere. John is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship and received the 2022 Sheedy Excellence in Teaching Award, the highest teaching honor in the College of Arts and Letters. He teaches courses in rhetoric, writing, public speaking, and literature, and he serves as a Faculty Fellow in the Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights and the Notre Dame Initiative on Race and Resilience.
As director, John oversees the Inspired Leadership Initiative, working with University leadership, faculty and staff, and the ILI leadership team to administer a distinctive program for accomplished leaders who have completed their traditional careers and are looking to pivot to become an even greater force for good. In particular, John engages in overall program leadership, curricular development, and global development. He also teaches a section of the ILI core course.
Contact Information
Office Location: 272 Decio Faculty Hall
Phone Number: 574-292-3569
Email: jduffy@nd.edu