The Cooper Union Center for Writing & Learning published the first issue of a new eponymous, biannual journal today. A joint effort of the Center’s leadership—Kit Nicholls and John Lundberg—as well as Cooper’s Design Director Inessa Shkolnikov, the journal seeks to create an online space for the community—faculty, staff, and students—to share and discuss the difficult and inspiring work of teaching and learning. 

In conjunction with the site, watch an introductory video here featuring students from across Cooper’s three schools exploring what learning means to them. The video was animated by School of Art senior Nathaniel Townsend. 

The Journal’s first issue—which includes contributions from faculty and staff from across the college—explores Writing as Thinking amid the growing capabilities of LLMs like ChatGPT. In the Journal’s introductory essay, Nicholls asks, “How can we apprehend writing—and by extension any aspect of what we do at the college—as something vital to our sense of agency and intention? As something like a calling? As something we could automate, sure, but why would we ever do that to ourselves?” 

The Center for Writing & Learning Journal will publish twice annually and welcomes contributions from students, faculty, and staff for Issue 2, which will center on the theme of Teaching in a Time of Crisis. 

Email submissions and questions to john.lundberg@cooper.edu.