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COVID 19 Updates

Rosselot-Merritt's article on perceptions of technical and professional communication published in Technical Communication

Developing Digital Literacy: A New Kind of World Building

Rachel Presley selected as 2020 ICSI Fellow

The Current State of Analytics in Writing Pedagogy

Kirsten Jamsen, Katie Levin, and Kristen Nichols-Besel Publish in Writing Center Journal Praxis

Equity and Diversity Statement

The Science Essay: Writing About Science When Maybe You’re Not a Scientist

2020 Coakley Ames and Victoria Mikelonis Award Winners

Jeremy Rosselot-Merritt published in Business and Professional Communication Quarterly

Upcoming Events

April 1, 2020

Literacy and Rhetorical Studies Research Series

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Alexander Champoux-Crowley presents " Negotiation & Translation in Literacy and Rhetorical Studies Work: Transformative Theory to LRS Teaching Practice"

April 1, 2020

Summer Strategies

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RSTC Professional Development Series

April 8, 2020

CANCELLED: April Parlor: Nate Bollig & Niki Ciulla

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April 16, 2020

Catastrophe and Political Mourning in the Book of Mormon

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LRS Speaker Series talk featuring David Charles Gore (Professor, Communication, UMN–Duluth, and author of The Voice of the People: Political Rhetoric in the Book of Mormon)

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Network with Industry Professionals

Acquiring Applicable Skills: Using First-Year Writing to Your Advantage

Developing Digital Literacy: A New Kind of World Building

On Purpose: Portrait of Writing Studies

COVID 19 Updates

For Undergrads

For Grad Students

First-Year Writing

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COVID 19 Updates

Rosselot-Merritt's article on perceptions of technical and professional communication published in Technical Communication

Developing Digital Literacy: A New Kind of World Building

Rachel Presley selected as 2020 ICSI Fellow

The Current State of Analytics in Writing Pedagogy

Kirsten Jamsen, Katie Levin, and Kristen Nichols-Besel Publish in Writing Center Journal Praxis

Equity and Diversity Statement

The Science Essay: Writing About Science When Maybe You’re Not a Scientist

2020 Coakley Ames and Victoria Mikelonis Award Winners

Jeremy Rosselot-Merritt published in Business and Professional Communication Quarterly

Upcoming Events

Literacy and Rhetorical Studies Research Series

Summer Strategies

CANCELLED: April Parlor: Nate Bollig & Niki Ciulla

Catastrophe and Political Mourning in the Book of Mormon