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 …
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Stephanie Kerschbaum on Writing and Difference
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 …
Writing Fellows on Research
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 …
Julia Goetze and Mathilde Garnier on Writing
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 …
Sophie Boes (Writing Fellows) Was Finalist for Rhodes Scholarship
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 …
Sophie Boes, Undergraduate Writing Fellow, publishes in Xchanges
Sophie Boes, an Undergraduate Writing Fellow and member of the Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Lab at UW-Madison, recently published an article for Xchanges: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Technical Communication, Rhetoric, and Writing Across the Curriculum! …
Humanities NOW: Public Universities, Legislatures, and Academic Freedom
Dr. Michael Bernard-Donals, the Executive Director of the CTRW, will be speaking at the upcoming “Humanities NOW” event through the Center for the Humanities at UW-Madison to discuss public universities, legislatures, and academic freedom. The …
CTRW @ 2024 CCCC Annual Convention
Join us for the Conference on College Composition and Communication’s (CCCC/NCTE) 2023 Annual Convention: The “Navigating Writing, Navigating History” panel examines the historical, material, and ideological forces that buffet the creation of centers for research …