• CWS Brownbag: Scholar-Activism in Writing Studies (10/28)
    On Wednesday, Oct. 28, join CWS grads Andy Bowman, Bruce Kovanen, Megan Mericle, Logan Middleton, and Lesley Owens for a roundtable brownbag on Scholar-Activism in Writing Studies. In this event, slated from 1.00p-1.45p, panelists will briefly speak to how they see themselves participating in traditions of scholar-activism—throughout their research and/or their organizing work. A 15-minute Q...
  • Congratulations to CWS Graduate Student Lisa Chason!
    Please join us in congratulating Dr. Lisa Chason, CWS graduate student, on the successful defense of her dissertation "Second Language Academic Writing: What's the Target?" on the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 28th. Excellent work, Lisa!  
  • Congratulations to CWS Core Faculty Member Dr. David Cisneros
    Dr. David Cisneros has been has been awarded the 2020 Scholar of the Year Award by the Latino/a Communication Studies Division / La Raza Caucus of the National Communication Association. Please feel free to drop Dr. Cisneros a line and congratulate him on this accomplishment!  
  • CWS Social Justice Praxis Working Group Meeting (Tues., 9/22)
    Please consider joining us for our next CWS CWS Social Justice Praxis Working Group Meeting, slated for next Tues., 9/22, from 2.00p-3.00p CST. We'll be discussing the intersections between social justice and writing program administration by focusing on readings from Staci Perryman-Clark, Collin Lamont Craig, Sara Ahmed, Iris Ruiz, and Genevieve García de Müeller.  The Social Justice Praxis...
  • Flyer for a Center for Writing Studies flyer announcing a brownbag event. Contains information about the brownbag (explains that participants will explain what the concentration is and how to get it). Has the time and date (9/10 and 12-1250p). Background is light blue with lots of cut out brownbag images in varying sizes in background.
    CWS Brownbag: Graduate Concentration in Writing Studies (9/10)
    In this Writing Studies Graduate Concentration brownbag—on Thursday, Sept. 10th from 12.00p-12.50p—CWS Director Paul Prior will walk through the requirements for the writing studies concentration and answer any questions folks might have about it. While this brownbag is more helpful for newer CWS graduate students, we encourage all grads thinking about the concentration to attend regardless of...
  • CWS Fall 2020: Welcome Back!
    Welcome (digitally) back! Though it probably goes without saying, we envision that life this semester will be challenging across the board between COVID resurgences and ongoing rebellions for Black lives. We’re going to do our best to offer some modified programming this semester—all 100% online—that will allow folks in the CWS community to discuss, learn, and grow with each other.  We’re still...