Robert DiYanni is a professor of humanities at New York University, where he serves on the faculties of the School of Professional Studies and the Stern School of Business. He earned his undergraduate degree in English from Rutgers University, attended a Master of Arts in Teaching program at Johns Hopkins University, and received a Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from the City University of New York Graduate Center. 

Beyond his work at NYU, which has also included a decade teaching in the College of Arts and Science, Dr. DiYanni has taught at the City University of New York, at Pace University, and as a Visiting Professor at both Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and at Harvard University. He has written and edited college textbooks, including Literature: An Introduction; Modern American Poets: Their Voices and Visions, which served as a companion text for the PBS television series Voices and Vision, in the late 1980s; The Scribner Handbook for Writers and Occasions for Writing, both with Pat C. Hoy II; and An ABC of ChineseCulture, with Theresa Chang-whei Jen. Recent books include Critical Reading Across the Curriculum and Critical and Creative Thinking: A Brief Guide for Teachers, both published by Wiley-Blackwell; and The Craft of College Teaching, with Anton Borst, published by Princeton University Press. His latest book, also published by Princeton University Press in 2021, is You Are What You Read: A Practical Guide to Reading Well.

In addition to his university teaching and writing, Dr. DiYanni has served as Senior Director of International Services for the College Board, a position that provided support for schools outside the US in their use of College Board programs, especially the Advanced Placement Program. He also served as a district administrator for the Scarsdale, NY public schools as Director of Arts and Aesthetic Education. 

Professor DiYanni has offered more than 250 workshops and presentations on teaching literature, writing, interdisciplinary humanities, critical and creative thinking, and book publishing. He has run these sessions for public and independent schools in the United States and Canada; for international school consortia and associations in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East; and for secondary schools, colleges, and universities in the United States and beyond.

Publications

• College text for critical thinking courses By G. Pearson Gude to Critical and Creative Thinking (null)
• Advice and guidance on reading great books across genres By 1. How to Read Great Books Inside Higher Ed. (Jul 23 2021)
• A practical guide to reading and interpreting literature By A. You Are What You Read, Princeton UP (May 10 2021)
• Advice and guidance in improving reading comprehension and enjoyment By 2. How to Gain More From Your Reading ,Aeon (Jan 01 2021)
• Edited collection Wiley-Blackwell publisher By E.Critical Reading Across the Curriculum Sciences (Aug 15 2020)
• A practical guide--introduction to all aspects of college teaching By B. The Craft of College Teaching, Princeton UP (Apr 12 2020)
• Edited collection Wiley-Blackwell publisher By D. Critical Reading Across the Curriculum Humanite (Jul 07 2017)
• Guidance on better reading practices in Critical Reading Across the Curriculum By 3. Reading Responsively & Responsibly (Jul 07 2017)
• A guide to critical and creative thinking for teachers By C. Critical & Creative Thinking, Wiley-Backwell (Mar 19 2016)
• College text for intro humanities courses coauthor By F. Arts and Culture: Introduction to Humanities (May 19 2013)
• Gude to writing papers about humanities disciplines By H. Writing about the Humanities, Prentice-Hall (Jun 10 2008)
• College text for intro lit courses McGraw-Hill publisher By I. Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama 6ed (Jul 07 2007)
• College handbook of grammar and writing, Allyn & Bacon publisher By K. The Scribner Handbook for Writers, 4th edition (Jun 11 2004)
• Introduction to Modern American Poetry with anthology, McGraw-Hill By J. Modern American an Poets: Voicea and Visions 2e (Sep 10 1993)
• Co-edited collections of poems and stories with introductions By L. The Mc-Graw-Hill Book of Petry/Fiction (Aug 14 1993)