by John Lane, Philosophy Most academic papers are not very funny. I know because I’ve read them. The stereotype of academic writing is that it’s more akin to a bizarre linguistic purgatory that hates you and delights in your suffering than it is to a real intellectual discussion. The fact that it’s also unfunny doesn’t…
by Elyse Elyaman, History This semester, I had the privilege of working as a Writing-Intensive Teaching Assistant for a professor who designed their course to follow a model that prioritized students’ agency and growth in writing. We did this primarily through a revise and resubmit approach to writing assignments. For all major pieces of writing…
by Arielle Crumley As a teaching assistant in the Writing Intensive Program, I am constantly reading student writing. Though it is time consuming work, one of the joys of this opportunity is watching students explore their own thoughts and ideas and communicate them through their writing. For writers, sharing our writing can makes us feel…