Why is spelling so difficult in English? A brief history of English. The short answer to this question is because English is really old, thus it has had the…
Category: Research
Reflections and insights from UCWbLers engaged in internal research projects and with scholarships related to Writing Center work, writing studies, and other relevant fields of study.
Conversation partner appointments are easily one of my favorite types of appointments at the UCWbL because of how open and flexible they are. Being free to just…
Have you ever found yourself looking at a friend’s/professor’s/classmate’s/stranger’s Digication ePorfolio, wondering how on earth they could possibly make theirs look like that? If so, then this…
Google is, by far, one of the most helpful tools on the internet. From its ease of usage to its quick response time with millions of items…
What a writer wants is, I would assume, akin to what Christina Aguilara posits in what a girl wants: fulfillment or whatever. The education research done by…
I’ll preface this post by saying that it’s really difficult to offend me personally. There are things people say and do that I understand are generally offensive…
Recently, my advanced creative writing workshop professor emailed our class—a feisty group of 15 who really enjoy challenging him—an article from that week’s New York Times and…
Hello audience! On this week’s episode of the splendid Scrawl Radio show, we will be discussing women in the work force, since DePaul University’s very own graduating…
Are you thinking about applying for graduate school? Most schools will require you to take the dreaded GRE—the test meant to determine how well you would do…
When we were revising the handbook last summer, we decided to use the singular they. Although this may seem like a small thing, I think/I hope it…