Ken Green is the Director of the Writing Program and teaches the practicum courses required of all new graduate teaching assistants. He trains and mentors graduate teaching assistants, helping them develop the tools and strategies they need to be successful teachers. A faculty member at USD since 2005, he has filled various teaching and administrative roles including acting as Director of the Writing Center and Coordinator of Business Writing classes. Green has twice won the Outstanding Instructor Award in the College of Arts & Sciences and is an affiliated faculty member of the Department of Sustainability & Environment.

Courses in regular rotation: Practicum: Teaching Composition (ENGL 795), Practicum: Teaching Literature (ENGL 795), Grant Writing (ENGL 503/403), Introduction to Literature (ENGL 210), English Grammar (ENGL 203)

Other courses taught at USD: Persuasive Writing (ENGL 402), Professional, Technical, and Grant Writing (ENGL 305), Business Writing (ENGL 205), Composition II (ENGL 201), Composition I (ENGL 101), Basic Writing (ENGL 033), College Reading & Writing (ENGL 001)