Tag: Faculty Spotlight

Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Tim Elliott and the TCEP Tutoring Program

Introduction In the heart of Chicago’s vibrant Little Village, a tutoring program has been making waves by empowering local high school students to become first-generation college students. This impactful initiative is a collaboration between DePaul University and the Telpochcalli Community Education Project (TCEP). For several years, the program has provided invaluable guidance to Latinx high schoolers in Little Village, offering them support on their academic journeys. Today, we shine a spotlight on the driving force behind this program, Dr. Tim Elliott, Assistant Professor in the WRD department, who has played a pivotal role in shaping the tutoring program’s mission and

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Faculty Spotlight: Monica Reyes

Although they spend significant time working with their students, the professors in the WRD department are still scholars at heart–often working on their own projects in addition to teaching. Dr. Monica Reyes is no exception. Her courses like Multicultural Rhetorics and Feminist Rhetorics encourage students to think outside the box for their own personal scholarship. Let’s check in with her to see what she’s been up to.  What are you working on right now? I am currently working on my single-authored book with Routledge. My book, Rhetoric and Storytelling within the U.S. Asylum Process: Shelter Rhetorics, examines the U.S. requirement

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Q&A with WRD’s New Chair Julie Bokser

The WRD department has a new chair. Professor Julie Bokser has been part of the program since its inception in 2007 when the department went its separate ways from the English department. Even prior to that she has called DePaul her academic home since the fall of 2000.  We wanted to take some time to chat with Prof. Bokser about her hopes for this new position, her time in the WRD program, and how it differs from her scholarly pursuits.  Why don’t we just start with who is Julie Bokser in relation to the WRD program? I’ve been here since

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