Matthew Walz
St. John Henry Newman Visiting Chair in Catholic Studies
mwalz@thomasmorecollege.edu
Profile
Biography
Matthew Walz, PhD, is Thomas More College’s 2025–2026 St. John Henry Newman Visiting Chair in Catholic Studies.
Dr. Walz is an Associate Professor at the University of Dallas in Irving, TX, where he serves as the Director of Philosophy & Letters and Pre-Theology Programs. He is also the Director of Intellectual Formation at Holy Trinity Seminary.
Dr. Walz graduated from Christendom College before earning graduate degrees at the University of Dallas and the Catholic University of America, and he specializes in medieval and ancient philosophy as well as philosophical anthropology.
He and his wife Teresa have eight children.
