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"#RageAgainstRape: World Englishes, Protest Signs, and Transnational Identity" chronicles the feminist movement in Nepal to highlight differential form of discourse that took…

Four students describe how the First-Year Writing Program has improved their relationship with writing and changed their perspective of the world.

Augmentation Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Technical Communication: Designing Ethical Futures

Alumna Liv Riggins (BS '20 and BA '20) explains how a career in technical writing encourages growth in many different skills—not just writing itself.

Katie Levin, Sarah Selz, Meredith Steck, and Eric Wisz's article, "'Was it useful? Like, *really*?': Client and consultant perceptions of post-session satisfaction surveys"…

BA undergrad Jada Lilleboe is enhancing her computer science skills through her technical writing minor in the Department of Writing Studies. "Sometimes the documentation for…

"Epideictic Metaphor: Uncovering Values and Celebrating Dissonance through a Reframing of Voice" is available to read online now.

Even though the liberal arts go back to the past – thousands of years – we provide the answers of the future. Learn about today’s transformative student experience.

Since 2019, the First-Year Writing Program has undergone significant changes to prepare students for a life of purposeful writing.

Giuseppe Palumbo is Associate Professor of English Language and Translation at the University of Trieste, Italy.

Her new book on chronic illness-related stigma is now available from Ohio State University Press.

Searching for Voice in Academia

After finding out about his brother’s cancer diagnosis, Parker Gangl said understanding technical writing and communications professors helped him continue his education while…

This award honors outstanding students for their invaluable leadership and service to the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and the community.

Technical writing is used in many fields, but Makehba Nelson wants to use her skills as a technical writing and communication major to make a change in public health.

The Minnesota Writing Project has been awarded a grant through the National Writing Project’s Building a More Perfect Union program!

Cara plans to forge a career taking complex information and making it easy for users to understand in both English and Mandarin by combining her proficiency in Chinese…

We are grateful for Professor Ross’ many years of outstanding service to the University of Minnesota and to his students, colleagues and friends. 

The First-Year Writing Program in the Department of Writing Studies at the University of Minnesota is expanding and we are currently seeking to hire an Associate Director.

First-Year Writing at the University of Minnesota is expanding and we are currently seeking to hire multiple annually renewable teaching faculty positions for Fall 2022.