Last year, I interviewed several writing-center heads, and almost every one admitted that they couldn’t write! The common explanation was that composition, rhetoric and literature are NOT adequate preparation for helping students pen their thoughts simply and clearly. As one writing-center head told me, these disciplines actually get in the way because they are “too formalistic and academic.” She even admitted to obtaining terminal degrees in these fields without learning anything about real-world writing.

At least it sounds like Brenda has much more on the ball in this area… which is a very good thing for Denison!