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Debate Director Weighs in on Muted Mics
Paul Hayes, GW debate director, argues that presidential debates are supposed to educate voters by allowing them to see how candidates perform in one of the campaign's few unmediated
Robin Marcus Recognized for Innovative Teaching
Robin Marcus, a veteran teaching professor of writing in UWP, was recently recognized as the recipient of the 2020 Robert W. Kenny Prize for Innovation in Teaching of Introductory Courses. The prize is a well-deserved recognition of Marcus’s commitment to teaching and to her students, including her recent work employing antiracist labor-based grading in the classroom
Student Writers Explore 'New World' in UW Class
How has the COVID-19 crisis changed the world for students and their families? First-year students in Assistant Professor of Writing Christy J. Zink’s seminar shared their journal reflections on the challenges of living in the current world, from confronting fears to finding new inspirations.
Distinguished Art Historian Arthur Wheelock Visited UW1020 Class at the National Gallery of Art
Distinguished art historian Arthur Wheelock visited Rachel Pollack's UW1020 class Dutch Art at the National Gallery of Art.
GW Professors on Teaching With Writing in HigherEd
Rachel Riedner and William Briscoe were interviewed on a podcast on curricular changes made to support students’ writing development in the GW Department of Physics. They addressed the importance of teaching genres of writing in STEM subjects to prepare students for life after university.
