Upcoming Publications:


Varty, Nicole. “Composition Learning Community: How LC Participation During BC and ICN Courses Impacts Students’ Academic Success.” Wayne State University Assessment Grant Recipients Panel, moderated by Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Laurie Lauzon Clabo. April 6, 2021.


Student-Written Publications:

Ghannam, Leena, Elsa Nilaj, and Haley Sharrow. “Introduction.” From Inquiry to Academic Writing, Wayne State Edition.Bedford/St. Martin’s. 2018.


CLC Presentations Given at University, Regional, and National Conferences:

“’Talk About, Talk Through, and Reflect’: Student-to-Student Interviews as Critical Interventions in Learning Community Assessment.” Adrienne Jankens and Nicole Guinot Varty. Sound Studies, Writing, and Rhetoric Conference. Asynchronous, online conference. October 2020.

“How is it Helping? Using Multimodal Assessment to Sustain a Composition Learning Community for General Education Writing Courses.” Adrienne Jankens, Sarah Primeau, and Nicole Guinot Varty. Teaching in the Two-Year College Conference. Milwaukee, WI. March 2020. **Presentation posted to asynchronous conference site [conference cancelled due to COVID-19].

“Engaging Student Voices in Assessing a Composition Learning Community.” Adrienne Jankens, Nicole Guinot Varty, and Sarah Primeau. Corridors: The Great Lakes Writing and Rhetoric Conference. Oakland University. Rochester Hills, MI. September 2019.

“’Seeing, Hearing, Feeling’ Student Learning.” Adrienne Jankens and Sarah Primeau. Corridors: The Great Lakes Writing and Rhetoric Conference. Saginaw Valley State University. University Center, MI. September 2018.

“Forging Connections: Re-Mapping Learning Readiness for First-Year Composition at Wayne State University.” Adrienne Jankens, Amy Ann Latawiec, Elsa Nilaj, Jule Thomas, and Nicole Guinot Varty. Mapping Terrains and Navigating Bridges Conference. Macomb Community College. June 2018.

“A Composition Learning Community in Action: Perspectives From Students, Peer Mentors, and Instructors.” Dai’Sha Davis, Adrienne Jankens, Amy Ann Latawiec, Raeanne Payne, Haley Sharrow, Jule Thomas, and Nicole Guinot Varty. Wayne State Humanities Center Brown Bag Series. Detroit, MI. January 2018.

“A Composition Learning Community: Cultivating Collaborations, Connections, and Culture at WSU.” Adrienne Jankens, Amy Ann Latawiec, Jule Thomas, and Nicole Guinot Varty. Michigan Council of Teachers of English. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI. October 2015.

“Developing a Peer Mentoring Program and Composition Learning Community.” Adrienne Jankens, Amy Ann Latawiec, Jule Thomas, and Nicole Guinot Varty. Humanities Center Brown Bag Series. Wayne State University. Detroit, MI. January 2015.