WRD Blog

May 21, 2021 Alex Treat

Speaker Series Recap: Dr. Dylan Dryer

For this quarter’s speaker series, WRD invited Dr. Dylan Dryer to talk about the policing of language and the vigilantes who perpetuate it.

May 20, 2021 Kristen Vosberg

Your Portfolio & The S.T.A.R Method

Working on your portfolio and wondering how to structure your reflection? Here’s the the S.T.A.R. method to help you on your way.

May 11, 2021 Alex Treat

Student Spotlight: Isabel Cueto Publishes in Creating Knowledge

We interviewed Isabel Cueto recently about her publication In DePaul’s undergraduate journal Creating Knowledge.

May 7, 2021 Alex Treat

WRD Scholars Attend CCCC 2021

With CCCC recently holding its annual conference, we talked to one of WRD’s attendees to get the rundown on the research and presentations.

May 6, 2021 Kristin Fleming

Alumni Spotlight: Meg Palmer

Hear what alumna Meg Palmer has to say about life, work, and WRD.

April 30, 2021 Kristen Vosberg

Speaker Series Preview: Dr. Dylan Dryer

Join us for this quarter’s Speaker Series with Dr. Dylan Dryer as he talks about violent police language and what we can do to disarm it.

April 29, 2021 Kristin Fleming

Course Spotlight: WRD 265 Social Movement, Social Media, and American Identities

Here is a preview of the revamped undergrad class, WRD 265 Social Movement, Social Media, and American Identities.

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.

Reflections on the MA in WRD from Dylan Cabrera, winner of the 2026 Outstanding Graduate Student Award

Course Spotlight – WRD 321: Writing in the Legal Profession

Course Spotlight – WRD 360/LSP 275 Rhetoric of the Red Summer: Chicago Race Riot of 1919

Course Spotlight – WRD 526/326: Grant & Proposal Writing

Study Abroad Spotlight – Identities@Guatemala: Human Rights & Activism in the Americas

Course Spotlight – WRD 266: Leveling Up: The Social Rhetoric of Video Games

WRD Faculty Research and Writing Recap

Event Recap: Winter Student Research Showcase