Meet Dr. Nancy Sommers

Dr. Nancy Sommers is an internationally recognized scholar in composition and rhetoric, and a prize-winning writer. She directed the Harvard College Writing Program for 20 years, overseeing the Expository Writing Program and founding the Harvard Writing Project. As principal investigator of the Harvard Study of Undergraduate Writing, Nancy explored how writing shapes undergraduate education. To honor her work at Harvard, she was awarded an endowed chair, the Sosland Chair in Writing. She is the author of several widely used writing handbooks and numerous award-winning essays and films. Currently, Nancy is a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she teaches writing and mentors new teachers. Outside of academia, she is a Girl Scout Troop Leader and literacy volunteer, passionate about helping children develop their identities as readers and writers.