About your instructor: Mr. Trung Le




ABOUT MR. LE, FOUNDER, DIRECTOR AND HEAD COACH, ACADEMIC-SERVICES.COM
	T. Le (shown in picture at the lower, right hand corner) was educated at the University of California at Berkeley and graduated with a Bachelor's and a Master's degree from San Jose State University. He has valuable experience studying at the University of California system, the California State University system, and the community college system. He has taught at San Jose State University, De Anza College, Diablo College, and San Jose City College, all located in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA. Mr. Le is currently teaching at the community college level, inspiring students through philosophy and giving them psychological and academic advice. He has been teaching college for over five years.

MR. LE'S CURRICULUM VITAE

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EDUCATION University of California at Berkeley, CA Transitions in Democracy, Summer 2006 Theories of Governance, Summer 2005 War, Violence, and Terrorism, Summer 2004 San José State University, CA MA, Philosophy, May 2005 BA, Psychology, May 2001 Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA General Education, Spring 1997 - Spring 1999 CONTINUING EDUCATION Stanford University Continuing Education, Fall 2009 UC-Berkeley Extension, Fall 2009 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Lecturer, San Jose City College, San Jose, CA, Fall 2007 - Introduction to Philosophy: Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics Critical Thinking Lecturer, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA, Fall 2006 - Introduction to Philosophy introduction to the Philosophy of Religion Critical Thinking Lecturer, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA, Fall 2005 - Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality Introduction to Philosophy: Morals and Politics Critical Thinking and Writing Critical Thinking Existential Phenomenology Social and Political Philosophy Teaching Associate, San José State University, San Jose, CA, Fall 2004 – Spring 2005 Introduction to Philosophy Teaching Assistant, San José State University, San Jose, CA, Fall 2002 – Fall 2003 Introduction to Philosophy Professional and Business Ethics Eastern Religions ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS Founder and Director, Le Foundation Founder and Director, Academic-Services.com CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT De Anza College, Cupertino, CA Faculty Development: Exploring Howard Gardner’s Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences (2008 – 2009) Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA Advisor, Dream Club, Fall 2008 Philosophy Department, San José State University, San Jose, CA Assistant Academic Advisor, Spring 2005 Assistant Director, Philosophy Centre, Spring 2005 Editor-in-chief of Geist: Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy, 2003 – 2005 Tutor, Fall 2003 – 2004 PUBLICATIONS Essays in Ethics, Governance, and Economy. San Jose: Le Foundation Press, 2010. "The Earning Power of College Degrees and College Majors," February 26, 2009, Academic-Services.com "Three Tips for College Success and Long-term Success," October 11, 2008, Academic-Services.com “Hedonism and False Pleasures in Plato’s Philebus: A Reply to Gabriela Roxana Carone,” Geist: Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy v5 (Spring 2003), pp. 27 – 34. “Aristotle on the Happy Man Needing Virtuous Friends,” Geist: Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy v4 (Spring 2002), pp.19 – 27. PEER REVIEW Editorial Board, The American Future HONORS AND AWARDS San José State University, San Jose, CA Dean’s Scholar Award, College of the Social Sciences, 2002 – 2003 Academic Year The George V. and Lydia A. Pinto Scholarship Award, Department of Philosophy, 2002 – 2003 Academic Year UNION ACTIVITIES UAW Local 4123, Fall 2005 Representative for San José State University. Coordinated efforts between the office of Faculty Affairs and the union. By-laws Committee: Help draft the rules and regulations governing the union. California Alliance of Academic Employees (CAASE/UAW), Fall 2004 – Spring 2005 Organizer for San José State University. Help led state-wide strike in December, 2004 against the CSU administration for unfair labor practices and their non-cooperative behavior in the bargaining process. Lobbied at the state Capitol in January, 2005 to help gain support from members of the legislature.