Sara B. Chaney

Sara Biggs Chaney has taught writing courses for the Institute since 2005. As a teacher, she views writing as a process of inquiry that should engage students on all levels. In her first-year writing courses, she encourages students to formulate challenging questions and to pursue answers through reading, research, and writing. She hopes students will leave her courses with a fuller understanding of their own writing process and a deeper appreciation for the role that writing will play in their college experience and beyond. In her upper-level courses, she wants her students to expand their writing abilities and foster greater rhetorical flexibility. She provides students with a theoretically-informed framework within which they will learn to write effectively and reflect deeply on their writing practices. Sara has a sustained interest in experiential learning, and regularly seeks opportunities for students to bridge the gap between conceptual and procedural knowledge.