Conversations in Common

Many Western Washington University faculty who teach and/or use writing in their classes feel challenged in providing response to student writers and want to find ways for students to provide each other with useful response.

That will be the subject of the next Conversations in Common…

Many Western Washington University faculty who teach and/or use writing in their classes feel challenged in providing response to student writers and want to find ways for students to provide each other with useful response.

That will be the subject of the next Conversations in Common…

Are college students, in particular, simply too touchy – too fragile? What happens when the need for truth runs smack dab into the need for comfort? In a provocative May 11, 2015, piece in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Todd Gitlin explores this question. In the process, he wonders, “Are we…

Western Libraries and the Learning Commons invite the Western Washington University community to join a conversation about an intriguing art exhibit (Voices of Water) currently on display in Western Libraries.

Featuring the artist d'Elaine Johnson and an array of Western faculty…