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Staff

John Holzwarth, Director

holzwrth@lclark.edu

BA, Political Science and English, Colgate University, 1993

PhD, Politics, Princeton University, 2004

A few favorite authors: Friedrich Nietzsche, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Leo Tolstoy, Franz Kafka, Virginia Woolf, Haruki Murakami, Karl Ove Knausgaard

A piece of writing advice: Treat every assignment as if it were something you chose to do on your own. If you don’t find it interesting at first, figure out why someone would. This isn’t about doing homework – it’s about cultivating your own unique intellectual experience. All the best work starts with that attitude, and even when the work goes badly, no one with that attitude ever came away empty-handed.

Peer Tutors

Anna-Marie Ahn ’25

Majors: Classics, Biology

Anika Bednar ’23

Major: Political Science

Lauren Caldwell ’24

Major: English

Madeline Daniel ’24

Major: Biology

Minor: Math

Lena Essak ’24

Major: Economics

Minor: Environmental Science

McKenna Finley ’23

Majors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hispanic Studies

Emma Ford ’25

Major: International Affairs

Minor: Middle Eastern and North African Studies

Fabian Guerrero ’23

Major: International Affairs

Minor: Political Economy

Lila Khammash ’23

Major: International Affairs

Minor: Entrepreneurship

Katie McGirt ’23

Major: English

Frances Schlageter

Major: History

Anthi Sklaventis ’24

Major: History

Rose Thompson ’23

(she/they)

Major: Sociology/Anthropology, Biology

A few favorite authors: Gloria Anzaldúa, Haruki Murakami, bell hooks, Joey Comeau, Lemony Snicket, and Han Kang

A piece of writing advice: If you’re having trouble getting started, remember you don’t have to write your paper in order. It’s easy to get stuck trying to write the perfect introduction, so try writing your body paragraphs first and going back to your intro when you’re done. It often makes your introduction connect better to the paper and means you don’t have to wait around so long for inspiration to strike if you’re on a deadline.