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Tuesday, April 20

Bush Visiting Writing Scholar: Nancy Sommers

The Harvard Study of Undergraduate Writing

Nancy Sommers, Sosland Professor of Expository Writing

Sommers discussed an enormous longitudinal study of student writing--from several hundred members of the class of 2001. The findings are relevant to our curriculum and our students' writing lives. For more information, click above on The Harvard Study of Undergraduate Writing.

The film _Shaped by Writing_ featured in this week's Bush Visiting Writing Scholar, Nancy Sommers' presentation may be viewed online at this web address. There is also information about ordering a free copy. <http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~expos/index.cgi?section=study>