WRD Blog

January 28, 2021 Alex Treat

Course Spotlight – WRD 364 Chicago Women Rhetors

WRD 364 Chicago Woemen Rhetors has returned to give undergraduates the chance of learning about a piece of the Windy City’s rhetorical history

January 27, 2021 Kristen Vosberg

Course Spotlight on WRD 511 – Rhetorics of Displacement

Rhetorics of Displacement is taught this Spring Quarter 2021 by Dr. Monica Reyes, exploring the subjects of immigrant asylum narratives.

January 21, 2021 Alex Treat

Student Work Spotlight – Writing Across Media

Back in Autumn, students in WRD 533 Writing Across Media were composing videos, audiobytes, and othe multimedia projects. See what they created!

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.

November 18, 2020 Kristen Vosberg

Speaker Recap – Dr. Ursula Ore on Rhetoric, Violence, & Lynching

The WRD Speaker Series last week hosted Dr. Ursula Ore, who talked about her and research on the history and rhetoric of lynching in America. Here’s a summation for those missed out on the event!

November 11, 2020 Alex Treat

Course Spotlight – LSP 200 Border Cultures

With the passing of Dia de los Muertos, we talked to Dr. Lydia Saravia about her current class LSP 200 Border Cultures and what students are learning in it.

November 6, 2020 Alex Treat

Industry Insights Events Recap

MCAE last week hosted a panel where they talked with professionals working in social media. They had much to say on needed tools, experience, and identity in the industry.

November 4, 2020 Kristin Fleming

Autumn Speaker Series – Dr. Ersula Ore

Join WRD in welcoming Dr. Ore Monday, November 9th from 4:30-6pm via zoom. Register at http://dehub.cglink.me/r9906 .

October 27, 2020 Alex Treat

Faculty Research – Recent Publications from Erin Workman

In the past year, WRD instructor Erin Workman has published three separate works on writing studies and pedagogy. We interviewed her to gain some insight into these works.

October 23, 2020 Kristin Fleming

Company Profiles – WRD Alumni Work Here, Maybe You Can Too

Take a look at some companies WRD Alumni have ended up at, and see what classes are recommended to get there.

Benefits of the WRD Combined Degree Program

Course Recap – WRD 532: Content Strategy

Student Spotlight – Tabitha Jou Yi

Faculty Spotlight — Dr. Michael Gallaway

Event Recap: Branding and Copywriting with Professor Nancy LaFever

Course Spotlight – WRD 288: Rhetoric and Popular Culture

Course Spotlight – WRD 377: Writing and Social Engagement: From Hip Hop To Hashtags

Course Spotlight – WRD 511: Rhetorics of Displacement

Event Recap — Dr. V Jo Hsu’s “The Story Begins with a Sundering”