From the editor.

Harris, Muriel

The first WLN issue of 2015 begins with two articles about programs that focus on meeting student needs and ends with a tutor's account of working with a student with special needs. Stephanie White and Elisabeth Miller introduce us to their program that assists seniors writing theses by setting up groups for them to meet, interact, and support each other. Then Heather Blain Vorhies explains the rationale and workings of the graduate-level writing center where she works. Finally, Amy Whitcomb writes this issue's Tutor's Column essay about her work with a student who is visually impaired.

Between these articles is a selection of reflections on Jeff Brooks' "Minimalist Tutoring" article, with a variety of responses from tutors and directors in the U.S., Bangladesh, the U.K., and Algeria. The pieces in this issue represent an interesting cross-section of the responses we've received. We look forward to receiving more in the hope of including additional reflections in future issues of WLN--either on Brooks' article (including some we already have and hope to include in the next issue) or as responses to some of the reflections included in this issue. Please send all reflections on Brooks or to these reflections to the WLN website. And, included in this issue are Jeff Brooks' comments on his long-ago article. We welcome your suggestions for the next article to reflect on, and please e-mail those directly to me: <[email protected]>.

You'll also find some news of WLN's new staff and projects on pages 4-5. I invite you to pull up a comfortable chair and enjoy some good reading.

Muriel Harris, editor