WRD Blog

April 27, 2021 Kristen Vosberg

Course Spotlight: WRD 544 Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language

Coming AQ2021, Dr. Jason Schneider will be teaching WRD 544 for TESOL students. We asked him questions about what to expect.

April 15, 2021 Kristin Fleming

Course Recap: WRD 506 Multicultural Rhetoric

Take a look back to WRD 506 from Winter Quarter and see examples of projects worked on by students.

April 13, 2021 Alex Treat

Course Recap: WRD 532 Content Strategy

Last quarter, Dr. Lisa Dush taught WRD 532 Content Strategy as a part of the SWAN certificate. Read about what students had to say about the course, both inside and outside the department.

March 15, 2021 Kristen Vosberg

Spring Quarter Professional Development Opportunities for Undergrads

We’ve gathered some professional development opportunities for undergraduates, including conferences, student research, and publication.

March 10, 2021 Kristin Fleming

Mid-Program Portfolio Tips & Reminders

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

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.

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.

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.

February 19, 2021 Alex Treat

Speaker Series Recap – Dr. Cedric D. Burrows

At last week’s Speaker Series, Dr. Cedric Burrows talked about the concepts of rhetorical crossover, whitesplaining, and afrosplaining.

February 18, 2021 Kristen Vosberg

What to Know about HumanitiesX

We talked to Lisa Dush about HumanitiesX at DePaul to find out what opportunities and event await students with them.

Benefits of the WRD Combined Degree Program

Alumni Spotlight – Grace Von Lehman

Course Spotlight – WRD 282: Ethics of Public and Professional Writing

Course Spotlight – WRD 377 Writing and Social Engagement: Women of Graceland

Course Spotlight — WRD 264: Language, Self, and Society

Alumni Spotlight – Madeline Crozier

Course Recap – WRD 532: Content Strategy

Student Spotlight – Tabitha Jou Yi

Faculty Spotlight — Dr. Michael Gallaway