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Get Hired: A CMWR Workshop on Applying for Jobs

Finding a job can be an extremely stressful process for anyone, and it seems like everyone has questions about what the right way to approach this process…

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events

Living It Up At The CMWR!

With Spring Quarter underway, the CMWR has been busy as ever! In case you couldn’t make it to some of our events in the last few weeks,…

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events Writing about Writing

Week 1 of Spring with the CMWR

Last Friday, the CMWR held the first Book Club meeting of the quarter. The turnout was wonderful, and we had so much fun diving into new material…

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events

Out and About Workshop

Our city, Chicago, has so much to offer. There’s shopping and dining and entertainment, countless things to do.  But it’s not always clear how to navigate different…

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events

Learning and Growing through Conversation

We’re sitting at the UCWbL’s conference table in the back of the Loop Writing Center. The sunlight is coming through the windows, invading every corner of the…

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

Learn Another Language, Ya Dingus!

Bilingual education in America isn’t exactly up to snuff when looked at in comparison to the global stage. Only about 20 percent of Americans speak more than…

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events

Pilsen Walk and Talk

On a brisk, snowy Tuesday afternoon, a group of international students gathered with members of the CMWR to explore the cultural neighborhood that is Pilsen.

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events

A Lesson in Self Acceptance

In last week’s Book Club reading of American Born Chinese the monkey king learned an important lesson of self-acceptance.

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

CT-Eh? – Multiculturalism and Chicago Public Transit Culture

Public transportation in Chicago can give anyone a panoramic view of urban multiculturalism in action.

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Multilingualism Outreach and Events Writing about Writing

Warm Conversation during a Polar Vortex

Although our Winter Quarter started with a polar vortex, CMWR team members and participants were not scared to venture out in the cold to meet for Conversation…