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  • March 4, 2026 Callie McNorton

    Course Spotlight – WRD 376: Field Work in Arts Writing: Food Writing

    Do you like food? Do you, at the very least, have some sort of relationship

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  • February 27, 2026 Chaia Van Der Aa

    Program Spotlight: DePaul’s Major in Computer Science + Writing & Rhetoric

    Are you interested in both modern digital technologies and writing? Here’s the good news: You don’t have to choose one or the other. You don’t even have

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  • February 22, 2026 Chaia Van Der Aa

    Course Spotlight – WRD 541: Composition Theory

    Are you interested in learning more about the history of writing, rhetoric, and composition studies? Do you want

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  • February 17, 2026 Callie McNorton

    Course Spotlight – WRD 309: Persuasion in the Age of TikTok

    From conspiratorial rabbit holes to makeup tutorials, Americans are trapped within algorithms and a constant

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  • February 13, 2026 Chaia Van Der Aa

    Course Spotlight – WRD 232: The Language of Disability

    Do you have a disability or know someone who does? No matter who you are,

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  • February 9, 2026 Chaia Van Der Aa

    Freedom Readers: A Book Club That Builds Bridges

    You may have read about WRD 377: Writing and Social Engagement here on our blog last year.

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  • February 3, 2026 Callie McNorton

    Why you should apply to an Internship

    According to Forbes, Interns are almost 25% more likely than non-interns to start a full-time

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  • November 25, 2025 Natalie Silfvast

    Women of Graceland Cemetery: Composing Audio Tours to Craft Untold Histories

    On Wednesday, November 19, 2025 DePaul students, faculty, and Graceland Cemetery staff gathered in the

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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.

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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 .

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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.

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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.

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October 21, 2020 Alex Treat

The Latinx Vote in 2020 – History and Voting Rights Recap

Last week, DePaul hosted the second panel of the Latinx Vote in 2020, focusing on the history of the subject.

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October 20, 2020 Alex Treat

Course Spotlight: MPS 519 Resource Development

MPS 519 Resource Development is one of two core requirements for the SWAN Certificate – and its being offered next Winter. Learn more about it in this preview with Dr. Lisa Dietlin

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October 8, 2020 Kristin Fleming

MA Course Spotlight – WRD 506 Multicultural Rhetoric

With the course cart opened, we followed up with Dr. Monica Reyes to learn about how she is approaching WRD 506 this upcoming quarter.

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October 7, 2020 Kristen Vosberg

BA Course Spotlight – WRD 309 Writing About Rights & WRD 321 Legal Writing

Attention Undergrads! We have previews for two course this coming quarter, Legal Writing and Writing About Rights, both of which tackle the writing and rhetoric of the legal world.

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October 2, 2020 Alex Treat

Student Resources at DePaul Updates

DePaul University’s services are currently in flux, so we thought to gather together the resources students need to know about.

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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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