Dave Harper

Programme Manager, US Scholars

Dave manages all aspects of the awards programmes for US Scholars. He is there to support and be a contact for US Scholars, Distinguished Teachers, Global Scholars, and Fulbright Specialists coming to the UK to research and/or lecture in the United Kingdom.  

Originally from the United States (Maine), Dave now makes his home in the medieval city of York. During over thirty years of military service, Dave lived in various U.S. states as well as abroad in the Republic of Korea and Philippines. He is a scholar of Early Modern and Restoration English Literature whose recent book, Paradise Lost and the Making of English Literary Criticism, explores the reception of Milton’s epic. Dave completed his Ph.D. in English Literature at the University of Texas, Austin and served as the Head of the Department of English & Philosophy at West Point for eight years. In the U.K., he has taught undergraduate and graduate modules in literature, book history, and creative industries. In his role as Programme Manager, Dave is excited to combine his passion for higher education with his deep belief that our most challenging problems may be solved through education combined with international understanding and collaboration. 

Outside of work, Dave is an avid book collector and a letterpress printer. He particularly enjoys walks in the Yorkshire Dales.