If you’ve been around the Writing Center lately, you’ve seen that we’ve spruced the place up a bit. A few plants here, a new lamp there. And a lot of great artwork! One of the coolest pieces, and a favorite of Writing Center Director Ryan […]
Categories: Interesting Reads, Writing Process
Yesterday on the blog, we shared Phoebe Zerwick’s special report, Fleeing Syria. Her stories went beyond just the facts and figures, but rather, she was able to capture the stories of the land, the history, and the people that she met along the way. Nieman […]
Categories: Interesting Reads, Uncategorized, Writing Process
Phoebe Zerwick, Associate Teaching Professor in the Writing Program and former Journal reporter, traveled to the Middle East in June. She shares stories of Syria in a Winston Salem Journal special report, Fleeing Syria. “This month’s headlines out of the Middle East have focused […]
Categories: Faculty Feature, Interesting Reads
What a week! As we enjoy the long weekend, let’s also take a look back at a full week of poetry celebration!– On Monday, Professor Eric Ekstrand shared his thoughts on how poetry has shaped language.– Tuesday, Professor Elisabeth Whitehead talked about poetry […]
Categories: Interesting Reads, Meta, Poetry
Here’s a peek back at what we wrote this week. – Monday we started our conversation about technology and writing with a piece by Tom Chatfield. – On Tuesday we shared some practical tips for avoiding techno distractions.– Wednesday’s word continued our […]
Categories: Interesting Reads, Meta