Rochester Institute of Technology

Writing Intensive Courses

Writing Across the Curriculum (or WAC) is a pedagogical movement that has flourished at colleges and universities across the US for more than 40 years. Throughout its history, WAC has shown that ...
Santa Clara University

Creative Writing Minor

The Creative Writing Program offers students a coherent course of study in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The creative writing minor is firmly grounded within the liberal arts tradition, ...
Bow Doin Polar Bears

First-Year Writing Seminar

The one course all students take their first semester at Bowdoin is a First-Year Writing Seminar (FYWS). First-Year Writing Seminars balance significant intellectual work with instruction in writing ...
Slate

The Biggest Mistake I See College Freshmen Make

This fall, thanks to receiving a high score on the Advanced Placement English Language and Composition exam, hundreds of thousands of incoming freshmen are going to dodge their college or university’s ...
Miami University

First-Year Composition

English 111, Composition and Rhetoric, is a writing course focused on principles and practices of rhetoric and composition useful for producing writing that is effective for its purpose, audience, and ...
Western Michigan University

First-Year Writing Courses

Students enrolled in ENGL 1050: Foundations in Written Communication must purchase one textbook for the course. This textbook has been customized especially for students enrolled in English 1050 and ...
cursus.edu

How Important Are Writing Skills in College

Writing is a skill often relegated to the backdrop of a student's academic journey, overshadowed by grades, majors, and extracurricular activities. However, the ability to write clearly and ...
Inside Higher Ed

Eliminate the Required First-Year Writing Course

Let’s get this out of the way immediately: I have a Ph.D. in English, more specifically, in rhetoric and composition. My decades of academic life have been occupied by the study and teaching of ...
Inside Higher Ed

5 Types of Workplace Writing Students Can Practice in Class

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The skill of boiling down ideas into concise, compelling communications is crucial to success in many ...
Opinion

What Happened When My Yale Students Gave Up Their Phones for Four Weeks

Adults need to set up rules for students so that it’s not on them to self-regulate when it comes to going tech-free.
Boston College

First-Year Writing Seminar & Literature Core

The English Department's First-Year Writing Seminar (FWS) and Literature Core form a key part of BC's Core Curriculum. These courses are designed to complement each other by helping students to ...