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March 10, 2021 Kristin Fleming

Mid-Program Portfolio Tips & Reminders

Read about one GAs experience prepping their portfolio to use as a guide!

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March 5, 2021 Alex Treat

Book Review: Rhetorical Style by Jeanne Fahnestock

Are you looking for a book to immerse you in the rhetorical canon of Style? Jeanne Fahnestock may be a perfect match for you.

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March 3, 2021 Kristen Vosberg

The Unfolding Rhetoric of COVID News – Hydroxychloroquine and Vaccinations

From hydroxychloroquine to vaccinations, here is a rhetorical look into news journalism and its reporting on treatment for COVID-19.

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February 24, 2021 depaulwrd

A Chat About Two Writing Centers

Three graduate student got together to talk about their times working in their undergraduate writing centers.

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February 11, 2021 Kristin Fleming

MAWRD Student Spotlight – Walt Stallings

Learn about student Walt Stalling’s time and challenges as a (virtual) long-term substitute teacher.

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January 19, 2021 Kristen Vosberg

Winter Quarter 2021 – Welcome New WRD Students

With January in full swing, WRD welcomes Winter along with two new MA students. Steven Reese and Amanda Finn are embracing their first experience learning online this Winter Quarter.

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September 29, 2020 Kristin Fleming

Welcome to WRD

WRD would like to introduce the new MA students and share a little about them.

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September 24, 2020 Alex Treat

Introducing the 2020-21 Graduate Assistants

With the start of a new year, we also have new additions to the WRD graduate assistantship. Learn about them and their responsibilities here in this introduction.

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June 4, 2020 Alex Treat

WRD Graduate Assistant Spotlight 2020

As they graduate and go on to pursue their professional and academic goals, we interviewed GAs and writing staff members Maddy Crozier and Megan Palmer as they embrace new horizons. Read about their experiences and future plans!

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May 29, 2020 Megan Palmer

Student Work Spotlight: The Essay

Throughout this quarter, students have read, discussed and critiqued a wide variety of essays in WRD 241/515. Read a selection of their work here.

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