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Kenneth Bruffee

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Kenneth Bruffee (September 1, 1934–January 20, 2019) was an American writing center administrator and professor emeritus in the department of English at Brooklyn College.

Background

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Bruffee published the first peer tutoring handbook, A Short Course in Writing, in 1972.[1] While a writing program administrator at Brooklyn College, Bruffee played a leading role in the development of writing center studies, and collaborated with both educators and administrators across several CUNY institutes to establish peer tutoring as a standard academic support service within NYC public higher education.[2] The rise of writing centers was necessitated by a growing population of students who were unprepared for college writing.[2] In 1979, Bruffee and colleagues founded the Brooklyn College Institute for Training Peer Tutors, which trained peer tutors and encouraged the development of writing centers and writing labs.[3]

In 2007, Bruffee gave the keynote address at the 25th National Conference on Peer Tutoring and Writing.[4] In 2008, the Writing Center Journal issued a special issue on Kenneth Bruffee and the Brooklyn Plan.[5]

Bruffee graduated from Wesleyan University and earned a Ph.D. in English from Northwestern University. He taught at the University of New Mexico, Northwestern University, the University of Virginia, Columbia University, Cooper Union, and the University of Pennsylvania."[6]

Publications

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kail, Harvey (2008). "From the Guest Editor". Writing Center Journal. 28 (2): 3–4. doi:10.7771/2832-9414.1698. S2CID 251336919.
  2. ^ a b [when?] [where?] Sterling, Richard (2008). "Bruffee and the CUNY Circle". Writing Center Journal. 28 (2): 19–24. doi:10.7771/2832-9414.1704. S2CID 251329115.
  3. ^ Kail, Harvey (2008). "Innovation and Repetition: The Brooklyn College Summer Institute in Training Peer Writing Tutors 25 Years Later". Writing Center Journal. 28 (2): 43–51. doi:10.7771/2832-9414.1709. S2CID 251333018.
  4. ^ Maxwell, Ron (2008). "Kenneth Bruffee and the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing". Writing Center Journal. 28 (2): 11–18. doi:10.7771/2832-9414.1702. S2CID 251331276.
  5. ^ IWCA Web Editor (Oct 6, 2008). "Writing Center Journal Special Issue on Kenneth Bruffee and Collaborative Learning". Retrieved January 17, 2009. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Bruffee, Brooklyn College. Retrieved 11 August 2012.

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