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Scaffold: A Showcase of Vanderbilt First-Year Writing | Vol. 5 | Spring 2023
Scaffold is a digital collection of first-year writing curated by the Vanderbilt Writing Studio. As an extension of the annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium, this collection honors and celebrates undergraduates' accomplishments as writers, scholars, and artists specifically in their formative first year of college. To that end, Scaffold highlights the developing writing processes and learning experiences so central to the growth of undergraduate writers by pairing each piece in the collection with a recorded reflection from its author.
We gratefully acknowledge the faculty, library staff, and MFA candidates who served as reviewers for Scaffold, Vol. 5, whose generosity with their time and expertise made this volume possible. To view our full list of reviewers and to learn more about our review process, visit our About the Journal page.
Essays on Film and Art
Essays on Literature
Essays on Social Policy in Brazil, Russia, and the United States
Creative Writing
Scaffold: A Showcase of Vanderbilt First-Year Writing is a digital collection of first-year writing curated by the Vanderbilt Writing Studio.
Conceived as an extension of the annual Undergraduate Writing Symposium, Scaffold creates a space to honor and celebrate undergraduates' accomplishments as writers, scholars, and artists in their formative first year of college. By pairing each piece in the collection with a recorded reflection from the author, Scaffold aims to highlight the developing writing processes and learning experiences so central to the growth of undergraduate writers. We hope it acts as a source of inspiration and of scaffolded learning support for students and instructors alike going forward.
