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Composition & Rhetoric

Rhetoric faculty publications

Welcome to Comp/Rhet Graduate Program

The Ph.D Program in Composition and Rhetoric is committed to providing outstanding graduate education focused on issues and problems that matter in rhetoric, language, literacy, and learning in contemporary society. Here a nationally renowned faculty and staff work closely with a diverse group of graduate students on developing excellence in scholarship, undergraduate teaching, and professional activism. Founded in 1991, we are a stand-alone, multi-disciplinary program inside a large, leading English Department and great university.

For more information, please continue reading our online resources, feel free to contact the CompRhet program, or download our flyer.

News

Congratulations to these Comp/Rhet graduates who have accepted job offers for Fall 2010:

  • Scot Barnett, Assistant Professor of English, Clemson University
  • Rik Hunter, Assistant Professor of English, St. John Fisher College
  • Tim Laquintano, Assistant Professor of English, Lafayette College
  • Annette Vee, Assistant Professor of English, University of Pittsburgh
  • Kate Vieira, Assistant Professor of English, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Mira Shimabukuro, Highline Community College (tenure-track position)

Resources

English 100

English 201

Community Site

UW Writing Center Blog

Writing Across the Curriculum

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