University of Delaware

Writing your way to success

The only course required for all undergraduate students at the University of Delaware is called Seminar in Composition or English 110. That is not an accident. Writing well matters, whether one majors ...
University of Delaware

Writing for social justice

First-year students in a required English composition class at the University of Delaware have gone far beyond the basic description of the introductory course, writing essays arguing for social ...
Education Week

Writing to Connect: A Celebration of Composition

Today is the National Day on Writing, a tribute founded by the National Council of Teachers of English in 2009 “to celebrate composition in all its forms.” This year, the virtual community on Twitter, ...
The College Fix

Here’s what an ‘anti-racist’ writing class looks like

Minding the Campus Writing is a fundamentally human act. There may be evolving technologies that can string words together ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

We Know What Works in Teaching Composition

When I came to the University of Denver to start a campus writing program in 2006, I heard many faculty members say, “A lot of my students can’t even write a decent sentence.” So when I read Joseph ...
Miami University

The Politics of Gender in Mid-Century Composition Student Writing at Miami University

(Both images from the archives of Jason Palmeri) “Why I Dislike Men”: The Politics of Gender in Mid-Century Composition Student Writing at Miami University, Jason Palmeri, Department of English In ...