John Levine joined the UC Berkeley College Writing Programs faculty in 1997. In 2005, he co-developed the course design and began teaching Introduction to Public Speaking and, later, Advanced Public Speaking. He also coordinates the long-running Berkeley Writers at Work series. As a Teacher-Consultant for the Bay Area Writing Project(link is external), he has led a number of workshops and seminars for educators. Before becoming a teacher, he worked in radio and television. An actor and award-winning playwright, John has had plays produced throughout the US, as well as internationally, in, among other places, Canada, India, Australia, the UAE, the Philippines, and the UK. He received his BA in English and Black Studies from Oberlin College and his MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University.
