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Keynote Speaker: Muriel Harris
Muriel Harris grew up in Chicago, Illinois. For her undergraduate work, she attended the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Her doctoral work was done at Columbia University. In 1976, she started the Writing Lab at Purdue University. According to its website, the lab “began as a one-room space with three consultants who worked with Purdue writers at any skill level.” Since then, the lab has grown to include multiple locations, individualized services and new technologies. Under Dr. Harris’ direction, the Purdue Writing Lab has been recognized as an innovative contributor to Writing Center practice in the United States. Especially noteworthy is the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL), the first of its kind, started in 1993 by Dr. Harris and David Taylor.
Dr. Harris has received many awards for teaching and mentoring, including the National Council of Teachers of English Exemplar Award in 2000 and Purdue University’s Innovation in Helping Students Learn Award in 1986 and again in 2000. She has written numerous articles and several books, including The Prentice Hall Reference Guide and The Writer's FAQs.
Today, she is professor emerita of English, and the founder and current editor of the Writing Lab Newsletter. She lives in West Lafayette with her husband, Samuel Harris. Both retired, they travel often to visit their children and grandchildren.
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