Acknowledgements

This publication would not be possible without the exceptional talents of the faculty who nominated essays for publication. Instructors whose students' work appears in this volume include Marcio Bahia, Beth Capdevielle, Ian Gerdon, Whitney Lew James, Stephen Koeth, Miranda Macfarlane, Michelle Marvin, Elizabeth F. Mazurek, Erin F. McLaughlin, Olivier Morel, Nathaniel Myers, Jacob Schepers, Kyler Schubkegel, Jessica Shumake, Elyse Speaks, Aldo Tagliabue, Jessica Thomas, Joanna Lin Want, and Julie Wilson.

Special thanks are due to members of the editorial board, a team of volunteers who devoted considerable time and energy to the task of choosing the very best essays from a group of diverse and engaging student writing.

We are especially grateful to three people who contributed significantly to this volume. Assistant Editor Spencer French was an invaluable part of the editing process for providing thoughtful reflections on the selection of student writing featured here, always with an eye toward inclusivity and equity. Sheila Christophorou, Program Coordinator for the UWP, also deserves special thanks for handling many crucial financial matters. The previous Co-Editor of Fresh Writing, Nathaniel Myers, offered his help and wisdom at crucial junctures throughout the publication process and, most importantly, sheparded the transition of our website between platforms. Fresh Writing would not exist as it does without Nathaniel's contributions. 

We owe immense thanks to Bridget Hoyt, Curator of Education at the Raclin Museum, for her support with the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art Essay Competition; John Slott, Senior Web Content Strategist, and the whole team at Notre Dame Creative for their work putting together this new website, and Matthew Bizoe, Web and Digital Content Strategist, for creating custom documentation to support our editorial process.

We thank the many students who submitted such fine essays for publication. While we could not include every submitted essay, we benefited greatly from reading your work. Finally, to the authors included in this volume, thank you for serving as exemplars of ethical discourse practices. We look forward to continuing to hear your courageous voices in other domains.

As always, thanks for your support of Fresh Writing.

Whitney Lew James and Damian Zurro, Co-Editors