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  1. FacultyWriting Center

    Ways to Increase Meaningful Writing Experiences

    | by CTLR

    On January 24, Peer Writing Tutor Jack Torpey ‘24 and Director of the Writing Center Professor Genie Giaimo, presented on college students’ meaningful writing experiences as part of the 2022 Contemporary Teaching Series. The talk began with insights from the book The Meaningful Writing Project: Learning, Teaching, and Writing in Higher Education, followed by the results of an on-campus study conducted by Torpey in 2021. Read key points discussed in the workshop.

  2. FacultyStudentsWriting Center

    Eleven Students Receive Ward Prize for First-Year Writing

    | by CTLR

    On Thursday, January 13, participants gathered on Zoom to celebrate the nominees for the Ward Prize in First-Year Writing for 2020-21. Rather than having one winner and two runners-up, as in past years, the committee selected 11 of the 30 nominees to receive the prize. The change allows for a broader range of styles and disciplines to be adequately represented and recognizes there isn’t one dominant voice in student writing that can be deemed best. Read more about the celebration and see the digital book of essays.

  3. FacultyStudentsWriting Center

    Blurring Boundaries through Middlebury College Essays

    | by CTLR

    Sam Wilson ’24 posted his essay Asking for a Friend this fall on Blurring Boundaries, a Writing and Rhetoric Program (WRPR) project started by professor Hector Vila. The site is a creative non-fiction space built through Medium for students to share their class writing and digital stories that blurs boundaries, including photography and art that ask us to think deeper. Over 80 students have contributed to date. Alumni are also welcome to submit works. Read more essays.
     

  4. StudentsWriting Center

    Miwa Johnstone '23 to Be a Keynote Panelist for the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing

    | by CTLR

    A peer tutor for the Writing Center in the CTLR, Miwa Johnstone ‘23, will participate in the keynote panel for the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing (NCPTW). Panelists will offer their perspectives on the conference theme of Subversion & Subterfuge on Thursday, November 11 at 1:00 pm ET.  The conference is free for undergraduates to participate. See additional details to register.