The new administration in Washington promises fresh resources for our failing school systems. The need is great. Yet at a time when every penny counts, we had better be sure that new investments in ...

Jessica Yood went back to school to take a class on first-year writing and came away with a new take on the reform of general-composition courses. Extravagant cars, illicit affairs, eliminating gluten ...

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 ...

First-year college writing is more than just grammar—it’s about learning to think, argue, and communicate like a scholar. From building a strong thesis to mastering point of view, these skills lay the ...

I graduated from (Elite SLAC) two years ago as an English major with a concentration in creative writing, and I am now very interested in becoming a community college English teacher. I would like to ...

Christine Peters Cucciarre is Director of Composition and a Professor of English at the University of Delaware. In 2013, Dr. Cucciarre received UD's College of Arts and Sciences Excellence in Teaching ...

The Department of English Language and Literature aims to teach all students to write and speak well and to read skillfully, thoughtfully and with pleasure. We offer many courses that stress literary ...

Want to write clearly and effectively? Take a composition course at Concordia. The English department offers a variety of Composition courses at different levels from basic grammar and usage to ...