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  • May 4, 2026 Chaia Van Der Aa

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

    Interested in doing hands-on nonprofit work with real deliverables? Good news—WRD 526/326: Grant & Proposal

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  • April 28, 2026 Callie McNorton

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

    Pictured Above: Students at the Museum at Parque Intercultural in Xela. Dr. Saravia’s great aunt

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  • April 28, 2026 Callie McNorton

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

    This upcoming Autumn Quarter, Professor Alan Ackmann is teaching WRD 266: Leveling Up: The Social

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  • April 22, 2026 Chaia Van Der Aa

    WRD Faculty Research and Writing Recap

    It’s time to check in with the members of WRD’s faculty! As always, they’re busy with research, presenting at conferences,

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  • March 15, 2026 Chaia Van Der Aa

    Event Recap: Winter Student Research Showcase

    On Monday, March 2nd, folks from the WRD department came together in person and through

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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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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.

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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!

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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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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!

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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.

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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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