The Connecticut Writing Project was featured in UConn Today, detailing a new effort where students and teachers from Grades 4 to 12 read works of literature and then write letters to the authors.
Outreach
The UConn Graduate Pandemic Narrative Project
Aetna Chair of Writing Brenda Brueggemann, along with graduate students Margaret McFarlane, Emily Tarconish, and Kathryn Warrender-Hill, created an online survey in academic year 2020-2021 for graduate students, focusing on how the pandemic has influenced their education experience.
Changing Course: A New Form of First-Year Writing
by Alexander Mika, ’21 (CLAS) Recently, the University of Connecticut’s First-Year Writing program redesigned course curriculum and is in the process of implementing those changes at the regional campuses. The new course, ENGL 1007 (Seminar in Academic Writing and Multimodal Composition), features a Writing Across Technology curriculum that encourages students to engage with and develop […]
“Racism in the Margins:” Confronting Biases in Writing Instruction
by Alexander Mika, ’21 (CLAS) In an effort to promote anti-racist writing practices across academic disciplines, Kathleen Tonry, associate professor of English and associate director of the University Writing Center, and Gabe Morrison, a PhD candidate in rhetoric and composition, are working on an initiative called “Racism in the Margins.” The project begins with a […]
Pam Bedore’s Virtual Workshop on Online Teaching
“Using Discussion Boards with Online Teaching.” Wed, Aug 19, 1-1:45.
AETNA Celebration of Student Writing
Apr. 27, 3-5:30pm. Wilbur Cross, North Reading Room.
Conference on Teaching Writing
Apr. 17, UConn Hartford.
Gerson Reader Emilie Pine
We regret to inform that this event has been canceled.
Black Girl Magic
Black Girl Magic conference cancelled.
Patricia Morgne Cramer: Talk on The Waves by Virginia Woolf
Mar. 11, 4-5pm, Babbidge Library.