March 10
What happened: The Academic Senate heard a presentation last Monday by Karen Chow and Diana Alves de Lima of the Writing and Reading Center and the Tutorial Center, respectively, on the two centers’ functions and how faculty can better utilize them. Chow and Alves de Lima explained the similarities and differences between the WRC and the Tutorial Center, and also cited funding and overcrowding as the two main challenges they face.
Why this matters: The WRC provides drop-in tutoring and resources for students, while the Tutorial Center matches students with a peer tutor that they stay with throughout the quarter. The WRC serves up to 150 students per day, and the Tutorial Center serves approximately 1,300 students per quarter.
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