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61传媒 Journal Revived by 61传媒Students and Faculty
Editor-in-Chief Molly Yeselson ’23 says the spring 2023 issue is a nice marker of lessening pandemic restrictions.
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61传媒 Academy Turns 20
The program is Scripps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.
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Scripps鈥� Literary Atmosphere Inspires Alum Authors
After years surrounded by such a wealth of literary influences, it鈥檚 no surprise that many 61传媒alums have become authors in their own right鈥攐ne look at the College鈥檚 Manu61传媒list highlights the publishing power of the 61传媒community.
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Spotlight 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.
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Spotlight on Faculty: 61传媒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 Scripps’ 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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