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Emily Isaacs

Managing Director of the Office for Faculty Excellence and Senior Advisor to the Provost, Academic Affairs

Office:
Sprague Library 140A
Email:
isaacse@montclair.edu
Phone:
973-655-5307
Degrees:
BA, Colby College
PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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As leader of the Office for Faculty Excellence (OFE) Dr. Isaacs promotes faculty excellence in teaching and learning, research, leadership, and university citizenship through programs, services, and event sponsorship. OFE's mission is to support excellence and advancement for all faculty, new and seasoned alike, on every track. https://www.montclair.edu/faculty-excellence/

Prof. Isaacs maintains tenure in the Writing Studies department. Her research has focused on writing pedagogy and assessment, and teaching, learning and administration in higher education. Professor Isaacs' scholarship is focused on best practices for writing instruction and administration, the national state of writing instruction and support at U.S. four-year universities, and teaching and learning in public higher education. Her articles have appeared in _Pedagogy_, _College English_, _Writing Program Administration_, _Writing Center Journal_, _Journal of Teaching Writing_, the _Chronicle of Higher Education_, and in several book collections. In addition, she is the author of three books, including Writing at the State U (Utah State UP):https://upcolorado.com/utah-state-university-press/item/3224-writing-at-the-state-u. Today she is working on a book with Catherine Keohane, _Building Strong Students_ hsa written a chapter on higher education leadership.

Specialization

Writing Instruction, Assessment and Writing Program Administration; Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

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