Finding and Enacting a Professional Identity in Basic Writing
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Karen S. Uehling and is based on her article, “Faculty Development and a Graduate …
Celebrate Poet Emily Dickinson!
Curious about the 51ÁÔÆæ and Library of Congress connection? Through a grant announced recently by 51ÁÔÆæ Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick, …
“That’s Why a Name Is Important. It Defines You”: Romeo and Juliet and The Hate U Give in Conversation
From the 51ÁÔÆæ Secondary Section Steering Committee This blog post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member and Secondary Section Steering …
Frederick Douglass Began Publication of The North Star This Week in 1847
Inspired by William Lloyd Garrison’s abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, Frederick Douglass collaborated to found The North Star in December 1847. …
Finding Our Paths Together
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Elizabeth Walsh-Moorman. The text of the email from my professor was projected on …
Global Citizenship:Â Through the Lens of an Immigrant
From the 51ÁÔÆæ Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Heerak Kim, a member …
Celebrate the Birthday of Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and other novels, was born on November 29, 1832. Alcott wrote several novels …
Teachers and Education Policy: Staying InformedÂ
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ 51ÁÔÆæ Kent D. Williamson Policy Fellow  Grace Eunhye Lee. Teachers have a profound effect on students’ …
The Power of Memoir: Unleashing Students’ Experiences
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ member Deborah Dean. It was my second year teaching, and I thought writing …
Oral Storytelling as Memoir
This post was written by 51ÁÔÆæ members Amy Miller and Meghan Jones. Teaching memoir in the high school classroom has …