Writing Studies, UMN

The Department of Writing Studies welcomes Quentin James as the new Coordinator for the Writing Center.

https://cla.umn.edu/writing-studies/news-events/profile/welcome-new-writing-center-coordinator-quentin-james

Congratulations to Alison Obright in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication PhD program! Alison recently defended her dissertation, titled “Haunting Evidence: Technology, belief, and evidentiary practice in paranormal investigation." We are so ! 🎉

🎓We are so proud of our recent and upcoming WRTC PhD graduates! Read about their experiences in the Department of Writing Studies and how they plan to use their degrees in the future.

Featured WRTC PhD Graduates Celebrating our 2026 WRTC PhD graduates!

On April 24th, the Technical Writing and Communication (TWC) and First-Year Writing (FYW) programs collaborated to celebrate the work of Writing Studies undergraduate student writers.

2026 WRIT Undergraduate Spring Student Showcase On May 24 TWC and FYW came together to celebrate WRIT undergraduate student work!

Congratulations to Caitlin Baulch in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication PhD program! Caitlin recently defended her dissertation, titled "'That’s Just an Old Wives’ Tale': Natural Labor Induction on Social Media and in the Archive." We are so ! 🎉

The Center for Writing is currently undergoing a strategic transition. We want to clarify that the Center is not closing; rather, we are evolving into the Writing Center to reflect our core commitment to supporting student writers across the university.

The Center for Writing Update The Center for Writing is Evolving: An Update for Our Community

Congratulations to Asmita Ghimire in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication PhD program! Asmita recently defended her dissertation,titled "Discursive Technology and Transnational Conscientización Testimonios: Approaching Technical Communication from a Transnational Feminist Perspective." We are so ! 🎉

Learn how TCAB fosters student growth through connections with established professionals in the technical writing field.

https://cla.umn.edu/writing-studies/news-events/profile/tcab-2025-2026-year-review

We are excited to share the following videos from members of our Writing Studies community. Each video explores different ways in which our degree programs and courses prepare students to be engaged, innovative leaders in an ever-changing world.

https://cla.umn.edu/writing-studies/news-events/profile/hear-members-our-writing-studies-community

Congratulations to Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Molly Kessler, for receiving CLA's Excellence in Graduate Student Career Support Award! This award recognizes faculty and staff who go above and beyond to support graduate students in pursuing a wide range of career paths. Molly is an outstanding advocate for WRIT graduate students and we are excited to celebrate her work!