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‘students as producers’

looking to the future: reflections on andrew delbanco’s “college”

sep. 25, 2013—by derek bruff, cft director this year’s commons reading is andrew delbanco’s college: what it was, is, and should be. our first-year undergraduates have been reading the book and discussing it in their vanderbilt visions sections, and andrew delbanco himself will give a talk at langford auditorium on october 14th. since i wanted to be...

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students as producers: an introduction

sep. 3, 2013—by derek bruff, cft director as i announced last month, this year many of the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分’s workshops, conversations, and other resources for the vanderbilt teaching community will be part of our “students as producers” theme. i first heard the term “student as producer” in a keynote by the university of lincoln’s mike neary...

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from the director: students as producers in 2013-14

aug. 13, 2013—by derek bruff, cft director this summer i’ve been reading college: what it was, is, and should be by columbia university humanities professor andrew delbanco.  the book is this year’s commons reading, and i hope it generates thoughtful conversations among the class of 2017 about the college experience they begin this fall.  between delbanco’s book...

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