The JHU MU PSI chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority held its 7th annual Leadership Brunch on Saturday, March 9, 2024. The theme was Social Action in Action. The University Writing Program’s Dr. Lisa E. Wright was nominated for and received the Faculty and Staff Leadership Award for her writing courses that center Black maternal health, her […]
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Carly Schnitzler and the New Edition of TextGenEd: Continuing Experiments
We are thrilled to share that Carly Schnitzler has published a new edition of TextGenEd: Continuing Experiments. In it, there are 15 open-access assignments that reinforce the humanity of writing, while experimenting with, challenging, and questioning LLMs (Large Language Models) as part of the writing process. Annette Vee and Schnitzler have an assignment in this […]
Hartmann-Villalta Co-edits on “Precarity, Caregiving, and Covid”
UWP is excited to announce that Laura Hartmann-Villalta, in collaboration with Emily Bloom, has co-edited a feature titled “Precarity, Caregiving, and COVID,” now published by the journal Modernism/modernity as a Print+ feature. This publication, which began as an MLA 2021 roundtable, has been three years in the making and delves into timely and critical discussions. […]
AI, Alan Turing, and Stanley Cavell: Insights by Marie T. O’Connor
Marie Theresa O’Connor recently published an article in Minds and Machines entitled, “In the Craftsman’s Garden: AI, Alan Turing, and Stanley Cavell.” This article focuses on rising skepticism about the nature of so-called black box AI, meaning AI whose processes are unknown even to their creators, and takes up the larger question of how we […]
Matthew Pavesich and the public humanities
In spring 2024, Pavesich started a term as the public humanities officer for the Rhetoric Society of America, a position which includes stewardship of the Rhetorics for All collection of public humanities projects. He also has a chapter about his DC/Adapters project in the just-published Routledge Companion to Public Humanities Scholarship
Nate Brown joins colleagues in physics & astronomy and engineering to discuss active learning
Nate spoke at a recent CTEI Lunch & Learn alongside Robert Leheny, professor and department chair of physics, and Michael Falk, vice dean of undergraduate education and professor of materials science & engineering. In a lively conversation that ranged from choral reading to air traffic control, all three faculty members discussed philosophies and practices of […]
Exploring the Intersection of Writing and Artificial Intelligence: Q&A with Carly Schnitzler
In a recent Hub interview, Writing Around An AI Taboo, Dr. Carly Schnitzler delved into the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) in writing. She acknowledges concerns about AI replacing human creativity among writers and instructors but highlights its potential to enhance creativity. Schnitzler emphasizes the need to balance AI with human creativity and research. Regarding […]
Pavesich and co-authors publish findings on self-sponsored writing
Published in Written Communication, this essay takes as its focus the everyday writing that people compose: the self-sponsored, nonobligatory texts that people write mainly outside of work and school. Through analysis of 713 survey responses and 27 interviews with accompanying writing samples, this study provides a panoramic view of the functions of self-sponsored writing and […]
Breaking Barriers: Peitho’s Feminist Activist Coalition Unveils Insights and Tactics for Writing Spaces
Lisa Wright and co-editors Natasha Tinsley, Anna Sicari, and Hillary Coenen’s Peitho Cluster Conversation, Addressing The Barriers Between Us and that Future: (Feminist) Activist Coalition Building in Writing Studies is live! The conversation brings together experienced activists and social justice workers who show up to do antiracist and social justice work in our writing and academic spaces: our […]
Donald Berger Wins 2023 James Tate International Poetry Prize
The University Writing Program is proud to announce Don Berger as a 1st place winner of the 2023 James Tate Prize! In addition to a monetary award, Don will have his roughly 30-page chapbook of poems published by SurVision Books in late 2023 or early 2024. Join us in congratulating Don on his poetic win!