Peacock Pundits Present
In this era of media oversaturation, artificial intelligence, and deep socio-political division, it is the responsibility of everyone to be educated in media literacy, critical thinking, and fair debate. To this end, the fall semester’s CM-102-HP course sections touch on the upcoming presidential election. Select course assignments focus on giving students the tools necessary to be media literate, to think critically, and to debate fairly and intelligently.
On October 16, 2024, students from Professor Brian Morgan and Professor Constance Wagner’s Honors English Composition courses presented at Peacock Pundits Present! An Honors Composition Symposium. The students’ essays touched on themes relevant to the 2024 presidential election, including discussions on leadership, feminism, and policy issues such as immigration and the American military.
The students chosen to present their papers were excellent representatives of their class. Each presented papers that were well-written and even tempered, showing the ability to argue a thesis strongly, while acknowledging critiques from opposing views. Copies of the full essays are available for reading by scanning the QR code on this page. Pictured above are the student speakers, first-year Honors students: Paige Austin-Burrows, Tindi Awinyo, Felix-Andrew Barragn, Brandon Barros, Skye Graham, Zoe Monti, Valeria Pagan, Tabitha Quito, Aimee Santiago, Victoria Solomon, Hajar Touzani, and Ana Vargas.