1. Currents in Electronic Literacy spoke with Anna Slatin in her home in Austin on February 20, 2008. Anna explains how she and John met and graciously gives us some insight into their lives together and how they balanced their relationship with the many activities and organizations they were both involved in. Anna also explains her perspective on John's teaching philosophy and how his students impacted his life.

Currents conducated an interview with Dr. Bret Benjamin about his time in the CWRL, his memories of John Slatin, and his perspective on relationship between graduate students and faculty.

1. Currents in Electronic Literacy conducted an in-depth interview with Stanford University Professor Lawrence Lessig for this special issue focusing on "The Commons." In the following interview, Lessig discusses: how his past scholarship and research interests transition into his new long-term research project, the nature of the new challenges he faces, and the increasingly important role that electronic media and literacy will have in the coming years.