Dr. Walter Tschacher
Professor
Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Department of World Languages
and Cultures
Office Location: DeMille Hall 120 M
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10am-11am and by appointment
Phone: (714) 628-7276
Email: tschacher@chapman.edu
- Education:
- University of Colorado Denver, Master of Arts
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Ph.D.
Biography
Walter Tschacher joined the languages department as chair and professor of German in 2005. Dr. Tschacher
brings 5 years experience as Chair at the University of North Dakota. Last year he
served as President of the Faculty Senate at UND. Starting with his dissertation (in
German) on comparative studies entitled "A Geography of the Early Enlightenment: London, Leipzig, Zürich," his publications and presentations have analyzed major aspects of 18th Century
German Enlightenment, as well as the heritage of Enlightenment in post-1945 German
writings. His current work in progress deals with perspectives on the concept of tolerance
during the Enlightenment and a textbook for advanced German language courses.