Nancy Bunge and The Midwestern Novel
WRAC Professor Nancy Bunge has just published her 6th book titled The Midwestern Novel: Literary Populism from Huckleberry Finn to the Present. “My book establishes the field of the Midwestern...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, a time to not only celebrate the strength and accomplishments of women all over the world but to also open one’s eyes to all that they have fought against to get where...
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WRA 202: Showing Students What Professional Writing Is All About
I remember my WRA 202: Introduction to Professional Writing class. I had just changed my major from Genomics and Molecular Genetics to Professional Writing and English. It was my first WRA course and I...
View ArticleTravel While You Can
“Just graduated? In your early twenties? Drop everything now — because if you aren’t traveling, you’re making a huge mistake.” For the longest time, I thought I would have to be rich or old or both to...
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Broadening Horizons: The Broad Art Museum Writing Residency
Every wonder what happens at the Broad Art Museum during the spring? One event for both Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing, and English graduate students is the Broad Art Museum Writing...
View ArticleHow To Use Pinterest To Get A Job
Who would have thought that Pinterest could help you find a job? I sure didn’t. Apparently Pinterest is no longer explicitly used for looking at pictures of kittens, clothes or planning your next...
View ArticleIntroducing Infogr.am
A part of being a Professional Writer is being able to interpret and create visual rhetoric. Infographics are a huge part of that. Infographics are just as the name implies, graphics that convey...
View ArticleMulticultural Heroes Hall of Fame Case Competition
On Wednesday, February 18th at 6pm in room N100 Business College Complex, 19 teams will come together across 10 colleges and 26 academic majors to compete in the final round of the annual Black History...
View ArticleDànielle DeVoss’s Latest Book: Cultures of Copyright
Professional Writing Professor Dànielle DeVoss is a familiar face around the halls of Bessey. Many have worked with her on projects in CAL’s Creativity Exploratory, but many more have had her as a...
View ArticleTypos stnik!
Nothing ruins my day like the dreaded typo; they are the worst. In fact, the word “the” in the previous sentence was the victim of the typo, but I luckily caught it. However, not all typos are put in...
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