University Writing Program Lecturer Karma Waltonen has won the 2015 Academic Federation Award for Excellence in Teaching

Karma has excelled as a teacher in the program's upper division writing courses and in her first-year seminars focused on topics ranging from The Simpsons to standup comedy. She is not only an outstanding teacher, but she also actively publishes about teaching and popular culture.

 

Karma will receive her award during the Academic Federation and Academic Senate awards ceremony on May 5.