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Faculty Profile: Brenda Wright

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BACKGROUND: Brenda Wright, the director of Metro’s Writing Center, began teaching literature and composition courses at UCD and Metro in 1990. Prior to her tenure at Auraria, she worked for a cable television company, taught marketing, management and communications, and raised three daughters single-handedly while finishing her education.

EDUCATION: B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder and M.A. in Humanities from UCD.

INTERESTS: Wright loves 19th-century women writers and objectivist philosophy. She wants to travel all over Great Britain and visit the world of the Bronte sisters. Wright also enjoys spending time with her family and Halifax, her Yorkshire terrier.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: When asked to be the director of the Writing Center, she was elated. Her ability to demystify the painful process of writing has consistently earned her high marks on faculty evaluations.

QUOTE: “Writing is the evolution of thought on paper and revision is the most important part of that act.”

STUDENT QUOTE: “Ever since I took Advanced Composition, I have been a huge fan of creative nonfiction,” Metro senior Traci Youngman said regarding Wright’s class.