The College Writing Center in Times of Crisis
Genie N. Giaimo explores the need for more comprehensive guidance for writing centers during various crises of late-stage capitalism.
Genie Giaimo is an assistant professor of writing and rhetoric at Middlebury College. She is the author of Unwell Writing Centers: Searching for Wellness in Neoliberal Educational Institutions and Beyond (Utah State UP, 2023) and two edited collections— Wellness and Care in Writing Center Work (2021) and, with Megan O’Neill, Writing Assessment at Small Liberal Arts Colleges (forthcoming, 2024). She is currently working on a new project about how academic workers navigate chronic illness and disability in the academy.
Genie N. Giaimo explores the need for more comprehensive guidance for writing centers during various crises of late-stage capitalism.