Department of Writing Studies

We explore all aspects of written communication, preparing students for a world where writing is not only textual, but also digital, visual, social, and networked.

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Recent News

Danielle Stambler published in Technical Communication Quarterly

Stambler analyzes medical recipe writing practices in early modern England to examine how nonprofessionals used tactical technical communication to build ethos and medical…

Homeless Voices: Stigma, Space, and Social Media

Professor Emerita, Mary Lay Schuster's new book on homelessness is available now from Rowman & Littlefield.

Cover of John Logie's book "Writing in the Clouds"

John Logie's New Book Is Now Published

Writing in the Clouds: Inventing and Composing in Internetworked Writing Spaces is available from Parlor Press.

Featured MS Student: Grant Elgersma

Through his classes in our MS program, Grant has learned about processes, workflow strategies, and tools used by technical communicators, and also gained a deeper…

RSTC PhD Candidate Ryan Wold Receives Launch Grant to Expand the Reach of Dissertation Research

ECMC Group and University of Minnesota Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship to Provide $75,000 to Fund Mentoring Technology Platform.