Harry Thorne has taught first-year writing at the College of Staten Island since 2003. He is currently the deputy director of the first-year Writing Program, and the director of the college’s writing-across-the-curriculum program.
He is also a founding member of the #StatenIslandWrites collaborative, which partners with high school teachers and students to foster a progressive culture of literacy and student agency in local high schools.
His approach to teaching reflects an interest in critical pedagogy and a commitment to democratic decision-making practices. He sees the first-year writing classroom as a transformative space of reflection and empowerment that can help students use language for understanding and action.
He has recently presented at several national conferences, and along with his colleague Rosanne Carlo, he is currently working on a book chapter about the importance of empathy in the teaching of writing.
