"Perspectives on the Writing Center and Writing Across the Curriculum: A Dialogue Between the Sciences and Humanities"
Contents
The Wilkes University Writing Center
The Writing Center and Writing Across the Curriculum
WAC Initiatives in the Departments
Generalists or Specialists and the Gray Space
Case Study: Survey Responses From Across the Curriculum
The Biology Student Perspective
The Peer Consultant Perspective
The Biology Professor Perspective
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