I t was getting toward the end of this recent semester, and I was at a loss. Either one of two things was happening: My freshman composition students’ writing had gotten mysteriously, miraculously, ...

The world’s largest professional organization of writing educators disagrees with the notion that the rise of generative artificial intelligence in the classroom is unavoidable. Earlier this month, ...

Apr. 27—PORTSMOUTH — Shawnee State University's Graduate Center has announced the creation of a Composition and Rhetoric program beginning Summer 2022. The fully online program emphasizes writing ...

In the New York Times obituary of Peter Elbow, the giant of composition studies, he is said to have “transformed freshman comp,” which he definitely did, but also, maybe not? Even as someone who has ...

It’s easy to lament student writing abilities. Alarmist complaints can be regularly read in The Chronicle, popular journalism, and books. It’s easy for teachers to take their frustration with a few ...

Descriptive writing is a powerful tool that adds life and depth to your writing. Effective descriptions breathe life into your ideas and put the reader in the scene where those ideas live. If I want ...