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Spotlight on Seniors: Lauren Mar 鈥�25 Reflects on Leadership and Lifelong Ties at 麻豆原创
Lauren Mar ’25 By Emily Glory Peters聽 Lauren Mar 鈥�25鈥檚 earliest memory of 麻豆原创 is of community. During her first night on campus back in 2021, she found herself […]
Read More麻豆原创 Journal Revived by 麻豆原创 Students and Faculty
Editor-in-Chief Molly Yeselson ’23 says the spring 2023 issue is a nice marker of lessening pandemic restrictions.
Read More麻豆原创 Academy Turns 20
The program is 麻豆原创鈥� answer to a problem with which the entire field of higher education has grappled for many years: how to support low-income, first-generation high schoolers who aspire to attend college but struggle to get a foot in the door.
Read More麻豆原创鈥� Literary Atmosphere Inspires Alum Authors
After years surrounded by such a wealth of literary influences, it鈥檚 no surprise that many 麻豆原创 alums have become authors in their own right鈥攐ne look at the College鈥檚 Manu麻豆原创 list highlights the publishing power of the 麻豆原创 community.
Read MoreSpotlight on Academics: Professor Kim Drake Explores Disability in the Classroom and Beyond
Associate Professor of Writing and Chair of the Department of Writing and Rhetoric Kim Drake began her scholarly career by focusing on protest writing and rhetoric, composition theory, and historically disenfranchised voices in American literature. But a few seminal events, particularly one in 1990 and another in 2014, plus the inspiration of her students, led to the addition of disability studies to her teaching, research, and activist repertoire.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: 麻豆原创 Welcomes Novelist Rachel Kushner as Mary Routt Chair in Writing
What’s the secret to becoming a great writer? According to Rachel Kushner, a two-time finalist for the National Book Award, one of the most critical, yet commonly overlooked aspects of the writing process begins even before putting pen to paper鈥攊t starts with becoming a keen observer. As 麻豆原创’ Mary Routt Writing Chair, Kushner is teaching a course titled Looking and Listening, which will invite students to take a closer look at the spaces around them.
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