Directory Profiles
Paul Dahlgren
Professor of English / Faculty Center Director
Provost and Executive Vice President, Office of the
Tucker Hall 108
Education and Certifications
B.A. Pomona College, 2001 M.A. University of California, Irvine 2004 Ph.D. University of California, Irvine 2010 M.Ed. Georgia Southern, 2026Biography
Paul Dahlgren joined Columbus State University in 2026 as Director of the Faculty Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and the Center of Online Learning. He holds a B.A. in English from Pomona College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Irvine. He also has an M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from Georgia Southern University. Before coming to CSU, he spent about fifteen years at Georgia Southwestern State University. There he served many roles including director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, department chair, associate dean, and Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
Academic Areas
Histories and Theories of RhetoricShakespeare and Continental Philosophy
Integrative Learning
Game-based learning and playful pedagogy
