WRD Blog

October 1, 2019 Alex Treat

MAWRD Student Spotlight: Alex Treat

For this Spotlight, we gave some time to Alex Treat, a new graduate assistant for the MAWRD program. He graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello with a Communication degree emphasizing professional writing, and now is here to continue his education in writing and rhetoric.

September 30, 2019 Maddy Crozier

MAWRD Student Spotlight: Maddy Crozier

Interested in the combined Bachelor’s + Master’s degree in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse? A second-year MA in WRD student, Maddy Crozier, is sharing her experience as a participant in the combined degree program.

June 4, 2019 Alex Gonzalez

MAWRD Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Kevin Smith

We recently spoke with Dr. Kevin Smith, an alum of the MA in WRD program who works as an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia. Dr. Smith graduated in 2012 with an MA in New Media Studies.

May 9, 2019 Megan Palmer

Creating Knowledge: The LAS Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship

Looking to build upon the previous years of successful student publication, the WRD Committee for CK encourages faculty to identify strong papers and projects for submission.

May 2, 2019 Alex Gonzalez

MAWRD Alumni Spotlight: Eric Iberri

We recently spoke with Eric Iberri, an alum of the MA in WRD program who currently works at Amazon as a Technical Writer. Eric graduated in 2010 with a Concentration in Teaching Language & Writing.

April 15, 2019 Anthony Melville

Making a Portfolio

Whether you’re about to graduate and hit the job market or you want to get some experience in an internship, a well-developed portfolio is a valuable asset to help you stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs.

April 1, 2019 Channing Tabb

Course Spotlight: WRD 582, Writing Center Theory & Pedagogy

Writing Center Theory & Pedagogy is an invitation-only course designed to prepare graduate students for their role as Peer Writing Tutors in DePaul’s Writing Center. The course is offered each Autumn quarter.

April 1, 2019 Megan Palmer

Capstone Class Starts Conversations About Chicago

As a part of their final capstone project, the seniors of Jason Kalin’s WRD 390 course (Rhetoric and Public Writing) created their own pop-up museum. This museum featured the work of eight seniors who transformed their public writing research into “multimodal works [that] tell stories about Chicago.”

February 6, 2019 depaulwrd

Dr. Juan C. Guerra visits DePaul February 18

We are excited to announce the Winter Quarter event for our Writing & Rhetoric Across Borders speaker series. We will be welcoming Dr. Juan C. Guerra to our department on Monday, February 18 at 4:30–6:00pm in McGowan South 105.

February 1, 2019 depaulwrd

WRD Student Spotlight: Nicole Mattea

Nicole Mattea is a DePaul junior double-majoring in Writing, Rhetoric, & Discourse and Political Science and minoring in Women’s and Gender Studies. In WQ ’19, Nicole is completing WRD 398, Internship, with Professor Vandenberg, interning in the Chicago office of U.S. Senator Richard Durbin.

Benefits of the WRD Combined Degree Program

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”

Course Spotlight — WRD 522: Writing in the Professions

Course Spotlight — WRD 203 Style for Writers

Course Spotlight — WRD 283: Environmental Writing