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Kalamazoo (Does Not Equal Kazoo)

The research team is back in Chicago after an exciting weekend in Kalamazoo, Michigan for the East Central Writing Center Association’s (ECWCA) annual conference!  This was my…

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A Weekend at the East Central Writing Centers Association Conference

On this past Friday, I traveled by Amtrak to Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was early in the morning and the landscape was stark and gray, but due to a…

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Kalamazoo and Assessment Too

You would never guess from the buzz and chatter at the 33rd East Central Writing Center Association Conference this weekend (March 3-5, 2011) that peer writing tutor…

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Open House: DePaul Writers Guild Meeting

The DePaul Writers Guild is having an open house meeting this Friday, February 18th, from 5:00-6:30pm at the LPC Writing Center. See the following link for to…

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IWCW kicks off with Love Across Languages!

International Writing Centers Week (IWCW) kicks off on Valentine’s Day this year. To celebrate, the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research (CMWR) is hosting a multilingual poetry…

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Story Club Chicago

Writing doesn’t always have to be about sitting with pen and paper or typing out into a word document.  It can be enjoyed by listening to hilariously…

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Undergrad Research Conference Deadline Feb. 15!

Attention all undergraduate LA&S students!  Waiting for that opportunity to present your work?  Have you considered Creating Knowledge?

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Chicago poetry slams, live and on film

Slam poets and buffs converge every Sunday around 7pm at the Green Mill Jazz Club in Chicago for weekly poetry slams. American poet Marc Smith has been…

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Love Across Languages

What are you doing on the afternoon of February 14th? We hope that you’re coming to Love Across Languages, a multilingual poetry reading in the Loop’s North Cafe!

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Reflections on the Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Listening to the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King always sparks a reaction in me that’s difficult to put into words other than his own.  In response…