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# Kenneth A. Bruffee

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Kenneth A. Bruffee was an American writing center administrator and professor emeritus in the department of English at Brooklyn College. Often referred to as "Ken" by his friends and colleagues, he is best known for his scholarship on collaborative learning and innovations for college tutoring.

##  Quotes by Kenneth A. Bruffee

> [“Knowledge is a social construct, a consensus among the members of a community of knowledgeable peers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-a-bruffee/knowledge-is-a-social-construct-a-consensus-among-the-members-of-a/)

[Kenneth A. Bruffee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-a-bruffee/)

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> [“Library stacks from this perspective are not a repository; they are a crowd.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-a-bruffee/library-stacks-from-this-perspective-are-not-a-repository-they-are-a/)

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