WRD Blog

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

September 29, 2020 Kristin Fleming

Welcome to WRD

WRD would like to introduce the new MA students and share a little about them.

September 24, 2020 Alex Treat

Introducing the 2020-21 Graduate Assistants

With the start of a new year, we also have new additions to the WRD graduate assistantship. Learn about them and their responsibilities here in this introduction.

September 23, 2020 Kristen Vosberg

Faculty Spotlight: Monica Reyes

For this faculty spotight, we’ve given time to new instructor Dr. Monica Reyes, a scholar with interests in cultural rhetoric, Chicana feminism, and asylum seeking.

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