This is the first installment of our Graduate Assistant Spotlight Series, which aims to introduce you to our student staff in the Center for Teaching. Mike Sebastian is the senior graduate research assistant at the Center for Teaching.

This is the first installment of our Graduate Assistant Spotlight Series, which aims to introduce you to our student staff in the Center for Teaching. Mike Sebastian is the senior graduate research assistant at the Center for Teaching.

In this special guest contribution, 2024-25 Graduate Teaching Fellow Kit Fynaardt (Mathematics) offers a reflection on his experiences as learner and as a teacher, highlighting the value of intellectual empathy.

For our staff spotlight, we’re delighted to introduce you to our newest staff member. Allie Brandriet joined our team this spring as an assistant director at the Center for Teaching.