Celebrating Our Teacher of the Year
By Brittany Usiak Colin Hogan, the 2021 Geoffrey J. Comber Touchstones Teacher of the Year, serves as Head of School at the Learning Community
Listening to Women
By Debra Valentine The first discussion of this new program will be on works by American author Kate Chopin, pictured here. Our syllabus
A Shared Enterprise
By Matteo Burrell Starting in the fall of 2020, I was very fortunate to begin participating in the Exploring American Perspectives (EAP) Leadership program
Face-to-Face
By Stefanie Takacs Master’s students in small groups in their recent Touchstones workshop at UNLV Managing challenges during COVID has been
A Culture of Learning
By Brittany Usiak I chose to work in education because I am driven by a love of learning, and I believe in the power
New Team Members
By Samantha Duckworth In August, Touchstones welcomed two new members to its staff: Brittany Usiak and Samantha Duckworth, the second being myself. Brittany is
Exploring Identity & Belonging
By Olivia Braley At Touchstones, we are always looking to expand awareness of and access to our programs, and we strive to engage students
An Invitation to Veterans
By Leith Daghistani Over the Summer, Touchstones revitalized its efforts to expand access to Completing the Odyssey: A Journey Home, a discussion program for
An Artist’s View: An Interview with Stacey Turner
Elliot Zuckerman’s, Figuration 13 (1997), oil on canvas with charcoal. By Olivia Braley From late November into early December, Touchstones held an
Beyond Curricular Expectations
By Greg Hodges The importance and value of collaborative, civic discourse has been pronounced in many of the organizations to which I have belonged.
