Digital Publishing Student Blogs

In Winter Quarter’s Digital Publishing (ENG 477) class, each student created a blog or website around a topic of his or her choosing. As you’ll see below, topics range from grilled cheese recipes to literary critique to honorable athletes. The main criterion was that the project be focused on something the student has a passion…Continue reading Digital Publishing Student Blogs

Student News: Diana Anderson

Read below this student news from MAE student Diana Anderson. She was recently hired to work as an editor and writer at Argonne National Laboratory. Have your own news or announcement? Email it to Molly Tranberg at mtranber@depaul.edu. I was hired after the first of the year as a Writer/Editor at Argonne National Laboratory, run…Continue reading Student News: Diana Anderson

Reading, Writing, and Religion

Read this post by MAWP student Matthew Caracciolo on writing and religion. How do the two intersect? Add your perspective to the discussion! DePaul’s student body represents a wide variety of religions. It’s surprising to me then that I hear little religious talk going on. Perhaps this is because I am a graduate student who…Continue reading Reading, Writing, and Religion

“I’m ‘In Process'”

When you read second-year MAWP student Christopher L. Smith’s contemplation on the meaning of being “in process,” as a writer, you’ll find yourself contemplating along with him, and maybe discovering or rediscovering why you chose to be a writer or go to graduate school.

On Teaching Writing

Sonya Chung, author, professor at Columbia University, and staff writer at The Millions, wrote an article titled “What We Teach When We Teach Writers: On the Quantifiable and the Uncertain.” The article discusses the ups and downs of being a writer, and tries to identify that unquantifiable quality all writers strive for. In the meantime, she…Continue reading On Teaching Writing