MEJ Editor 2023, Burke Scarbrough

A New Co-Editor, and a Note on Documentation of Sources in MEJ

The 2023 issue of Minnesota English Journal marks my seventh year as Editor—about as long a tenure as any past editor of the journal. I love this work; helping brilliant and passionate contributors reach our large and growing audience is a pleasure that sustains me through all the challenges that come with this role. Still, … Continue reading A New Co-Editor, and a Note on Documentation of Sources in MEJ

MEJ Editor 2022, Burke Scarbrough, Teacher Profile

Meg Carney Is Still Climbing by Burke Scarbrough

The morning I became a real college professor, I met Meg Carney. She was one in a cohort of fifteen undergraduate teaching majors who were sizing up their newly-hired advisor and instructor. They were now in the business end of their degree program; liberal education and literature courses were giving way to classes about teaching … Continue reading Meg Carney Is Still Climbing by Burke Scarbrough

MEJ Editor 2018, Best Practices & Teaching Tips, Burke Scarbrough, Classroom Materials, Literacy, Peer Reviewed, Secondary, Speaking and Listening

Centering Students’ Voices in a Public Speaking Genre Study by Burke Scarbrough

Today’s students have access to stirring, powerful text in an ever widening array of forms. As we invite our students to discover the power of the carefully crafted written word, many of those students are even more strongly inclined to celebrate the power of language in oral performance. I’m referring to the genres and media … Continue reading Centering Students’ Voices in a Public Speaking Genre Study by Burke Scarbrough