CTRW News

On Wednesday, April 16, the UW-Madison Writing Center and the Greater Madison Writing Project (GMWP) hosted the first annual Linguistic Justice Symposium at Helen C White Hall. The symposium brought together 50 K-12 educators and university staff and faculty for a day of talks, workshops, and discussions about how we can support and prepare students …

On March 13, 2025, the CTRW hosted Stephanie Kerschbaum who shared her work about “Learning from Student Writing to Address Educational Injustice and Access.”  Her recent research examines the ways that people navigate difference in everyday encounters, from small-group peer review in writing classes to mundane interactions around disability disclosure. We asked Stephanie to share …

You may be familiar with the UW-Madison Undergraduate Writing Fellows Program which brings talented undergraduates and committed faculty together in a cooperative effort to improve student writing in a variety of courses across the College of Letters and Science. Writing Fellows work with faculty to provide one-on-one writing conferences to students in their courses working …

On February 6, 2025, the CTRW and Language Institute co-hosted Julia Goetze and Mathilde Garnier who shared their work on “Understanding Emotional Well-Being in the Teaching of Writing.”  Their recent research examines the underlying psychological processes that affect writing teachers’ emotional well-being in the workplace. We asked Julia and Mathilde to share some thoughts about writing …

Sophie Boes was a finalist this year for the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most prestigious and selective undergraduate academic honors in the world. The Rhodes Trust announced the 32 winners on Nov. 16. An additional 206 American students were finalists for the coveted awards, including Boes. Please see the official press release from UW-Madison …