Category: Graduate

Event Recap: Writing and Rhetoric Across Borders Speaker Series with Dr. Laura Gonzales

On Tuesday, April 12, Dr. Laura Gonzales gave a fascinating presentation as part of the WRD Writing and Rhetoric Across Borders Speaker Series. Dr. Gonzales’ talk entitled “Translating Writing Across Communities, Languages, Contexts, and Disciplines” primarily focused on the ways in which we can all make a more conscious effort to bring equity into our work–both inside and outside the classroom. Much of what Dr. Gonzales had to share stemmed from the work she did with multilingual communicators who do translational work for her 2016 book Sites of Translation. A term she referred to frequently throughout her presentation was “translation

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Research Opportunities for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

One of the best parts about pursuing a degree is finding scholarly tracks you’re passionate about. Sometimes that passion swells beyond the scope of a class or project and you want to take your research to the next level. Whether you’re an undergraduate or graduate student, oftentimes there are ways to pursue that research in a meaningful, productive way.  Whether you take your project to a fellowship or find funding to do more research on your own, there is a myriad of opportunities to take advantage of while you’re still in school. This article doesn’t talk about every single option

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Going to Graduate School Later in Life

When finishing an undergraduate program, it can sometimes feel like that is the only time one can go into graduate school. But, for many students, heading right back into school after 12-16 straight years of schooling isn’t the right option. In fact, as of 2021, the average American graduate student was 33-years-old which is a statistic that has remained pretty stable for the last several decades. Beyond that average age, however, are folks who decide to go to graduate school later in their lives and careers.  Choosing to go back to school is a big commitment, even in a two-year

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Course Spotlight: Writing and Social Engagement

For students in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse department it comes as no surprise that the act of writing carries social power. That power can be used for good or for ill. For Dr. Maria Prikhodko that strength in writing as a social activity is what drives her course WRD 377: Writing and Social Engagement which is being offered in the Spring Quarter. In Dr. Prikhodko’s class students aren’t just invested in their own classroom community, they are connected with students in Brazil. According to Dr. Prikhodko, starting in Week 4, students will have weekly collaborations with students from Unichristus

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Faculty Achievement Spotlight: Monica Reyes

In October 2021, Professor Monica Reyes of the Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse program was awarded a fellowship to further her Shelter Rhetorics manuscript. The grant was awarded through the American Association of University Women. Her manuscript is a timely piece that looks to engage a dialogue around the rhetorics of displacement and asylum. This work is vital to Dr. Reyes’ scholarship as she helps students navigate through these kinds of rhetorics in her classes. In the last three years, she has taught two separate, service-learning courses that highlight “countering the predominant victim narrative we often hear about asylum experience.” For

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