News from DePaul University's Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse
After graduating from the MA in WRD in June 2019, Alex Gonzalez went on to pursue a Ph.D. in Communication Studies with a Concentration in Rhetoric and Public Culture at Northwestern University. Read more about Alex’s journey through the WRD Program and beyond!
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For the Autumn Quarter’s Writing & Rhetoric Across Borders Speaker Series, WRD has invited Dr. Frankie Condon to speak on Tuesday, October 22. In her talk, Dr. Condon will discuss the racial imaginations present among writing teachers and tutors and assess how it influences the pedagogical values and systems at play in their environments.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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