Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University

Please share with prospective students! Our newly redesigned PhD program will launch in Fall 2025.

Graduate Programs Our graduate programs in WRAC aim to prepare the next generation of researchers, thinkers, teachers, and innovators in the discipline of rhetoric and writing and in related fields both inside and outside of academia. Our goal is to help model…

Are you connected to a Michigan nonprofit or business? WRAC is developing a Summer Institute for organizations who want to learn more about keeping up with writing and communication methods and technology! This survey will help us gather information so that we can shape our institute offerings to current needs. Will you help? If you're in a management position, take the survey! If not, and if you feel comfortable doing so, pass it along! Thank you for your support!

Survey link:

MSU WRAC Professional Development Summer Institute Informational Survey The Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and Cultures at Michigan State University wants to help you and your business adapt to this changing world of writing and communication by offering professional development opportunities for business leaders and employees. Utilizing our collective expertise in re...

Hey Spartans!

WRAC wants to highlight the insightful stories of three MSU graduated students.

Islay Hepburn, Aiden Tomkinson, and Kira Vander Molen, share their own stories on the process of finishing their minor in writing degrees, and how it impacted their lives going forward.

To learn more, head on over to the news section on the WRAC website.

Where Are They Now? Three Alumni from the Minor in Writing Program Share Their Stories Every year, the Minor in Writing (MiW) program prepares undergraduate writers to enter into a fast-changing workforce: one that requires professionals to write nimbly across different modes, technologies, departments, and even from one industry to another. To prepare students for…

Write on, friends!

📝You're in the home stretch of finals week, Spartans! If you're needing a little pick-me-up, or are in search of a special treat to celebrate the end of a great semester, look no further than the P2W Just Write Shake!

☕This super tasty shake is in partnership with the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University's Professional and Public Writing (P2W) Program, featuring the limited-edition P2W Just Write Roast toffee latte ice cream.

🍫The P2W Just Write Shake is topped with a chocolate sprinkle rim, caramel drizzle, Heath candy crumbles, and a delicious MSU Baker's brownie!

⏰We are open our regular hours through Sunday, from Noon-8 PM!

The Dairy Store is partnering with the P2W program to bring us the wonderfully delicious, Just Write Shake!

P.S. you don't need to enjoy writing to enjoy this unique dairy concoction of epic proportions.

Hey Spartans!

If you're interested in reading books, publishing, and just want to learn more about the book industry in general, then be sure to check out this awesome event this Friday, April 5th, 2024.

It will be located in EBH 108, with the first event starting at 11am.

Hope to see you there Spartans!

Hey spartans!

Join WRAC in congratulating Dr. Nancy DeJoy, and her community partners, who just received the Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Creative Activity.

Dr. DeJoy, and her partners, will officially receive the award 3/21 at the MSU Outreach and Engagement Awards Ceremony, which takes place from 4:30 to 6:30 PM in the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. The event can also be viewed live on the Michigan State University YouTube channel.

We hope to see you there!

Hey spartans!!

The newest issue of the Journal for Undergraduate Multimodal Projects (JUMP+), is now up and running.

Head to jumpplus.net to check it out!

Get ready for the special asynchronous event, Global Digital Humanities Symposium. The first opportunity to attend will be online, from March 18-20, followed by an in-person option from March 22-23.

The four keynote speakers are Rachel Adams, Sara Morais dos Santos Bruss, Alex Gil, and Bill Hart-Davidson.
Get ready for some insightful commentary on AI, and digital spaces, from the wonderful keynote speakers.

For more information, and to register for attendance, visit: msuglobaldh.org.

Hey Spartans!

Thanks to George Mason University, students and faculty at MSU will have the opportunity to attend an upcoming event; “Dialogues in Community Writing”.

Two different events will be offered by the university in the month of March:

March 1st : “Constellating Care in Community Writing” & “Honoring Trans/Crip Tensions in Community Writing”

March 22nd : “How does Community Mean” & “The Communities and Stories that Craft Pedagogy, Methodology, and Theory”

For those interested, here are the separate links for registration for each individual event date:

March 1st : https://cglink.me/2d7/r2261213

March 22nd : https://cglink.me/2d7/r2261211

Hope to see you there!

Hey Spartans!

If you have an interest in YA novels with a focus on diversity, then this upcoming book club, through RCWP, is surely for you!

This month's book choice will be All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson. The first meeting will be February 20th, at 7:00 PM via ZOOM. If interested, feel free to sign up using the QR code on the image!

Hey Spartans!

This Monday, February 19th, join us for a discussion, and book signing, from author Bonnie Jo Campbell, who will be showing off her new book release The Waters.

Some of Campbell's previous works include Once Upon a River, Q Road, and critically acclaimed short fiction collections.

For those interested, the event will be in person in the MSU Main Library, Green Room (W444), from 5:00PM-7:00PM

Check out the MSU events webpage for more info!