Kerry Temple joined the staff of Notre Dame Magazine in 1981 and has been the editor since 1995. He has written dozens of articles and essays for this magazine and others on a wide range of topics and is the author of Back to Earth: A Backpacker's Journey into Self and Soul. After graduating from Notre Dame in 1974, he returned to his home state to earn a master's in journalism from Louisiana State University, and has taught nonfiction writing at Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College. He has written or edited a half dozen books about Notre Dame and has been cited in Best American Essays thirteen times between 1995 and 2020.
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