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The Writing Program is seeking nominations for three awards for excellent writing instruction. These awards honor faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to and success in teaching academic writing to CWRU students. Consider nominating fellow faculty and/or yourself for one of…

English Prizes 2026 The Department of English is pleased to announce its annual prize competitions. Deadline: Friday, March 13th at 4:00 p.m. For poets: The Finley Foster and Emily Hills Prize for the best poem or group (3) of poems by an undergraduate student. The Helen B. Sharnoff Prize for the…

When Denna Iammarino, lecturer at Case Western Reserve University’s Department of English, began teaching her Academy Inquiry Seminars (AIQS) course—“What is a Book?: Art, Function, Form”—on campus, she hoped to offer students a more hands-on experience with various types of book objects. Drawing…

Faculty members are invited to the next installment of the Principles of Sound Scientific Writing Series. Titled “Writing a Persuasive Abstract,” this workshop will be held Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Participants will make use of a structured paradigm to bring clarity and…

Case Western Reserve University faculty members are invited to the next session in the Principles of Sound Scientific Writing series. Titled “Writing Your Methods—the Heart of Your Scientific Paper,” this session will be held Wednesday, June 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Lerner Tower, Suite 1056. Goutham…

The School of Medicine’s Office of Faculty will host the next session in the Principles of Sound Scientific Writing series Wednesday, May 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. in Samson Pavilion, Room 271 (TEAL Classroom). The topic of this session will be “The Introduction, Setting the State for your Scientific…

Have you completed your second university seminar? If the answer is yes, then you're ready to put together your SAGES Writing Portfolio. May graduates should submit their portfolios as soon as possible, and no later than May 9. Attend this online workshop Wednesday, May 1, from 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom…

Undergraduate students taking Academic Inquiry Seminars, Communication-Intensive and SAGES courses are invited to join the Writing Resource Center for a workshop on Wednesday, April 3. During this workshop, participants will learn strategies for effectively finding, assessing, and writing with…

Do you ever struggle figuring out what to write about? The Writing Resource Center will host an all-campus workshop titled “Brainstorming and Topic Development” Friday, March 1, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Bellflower Hall. This workshop will help students understand what their professors are looking for,…

The Writing Program at Case Western Reserve University will host Annette Vee, associate professor of English and director of the Composition Program at University of Pittsburgh, for the Edward S. and Melinda Sadar Lecture in Writing in the Disciplines. Vee will present “Automating Writing from…

Beyond offering collections of words and their meanings, dictionaries act as windows into the evolution of language, revealing the history, culture and constant flux of human expression. In their pages, countless terms can be found that once were “slang”—words and phrases regarded as informal yet…

The Writing Resource Center will offer a workshop titled “Consider the Source” Friday, Oct. 13, from 1 to 2 p.m. in Bellflower Hall. All students are invited to attend to learn how to work with sources throughout the writing process. This event counts toward “Explore Programming” for first-year…

SAGES teaching fellow and lecturer in English Narcisz Fejes says she’s deeply inspired by Catholic priest, theologian and professor Henri J.M. Nouwen, who considers teaching and mentoring a form of hospitality. In her work as a full-time instructor at Case Western Reserve University since 2006,…

Students are invited to an online workshop to learn how to complete the SAGES Writing Portfolio graduation requirement. Held Friday, Oct. 21, from 12:45 to 2 p.m., this workshop will review portfolio assembly and submission processes. Students will be encouraged to select portfolio papers from…

Dave Lucas never wanted to become a professor. Growing up, he saw the hard work his parents put in as teachers and thought it wasn’t for him; he wanted to be a writer. But as a graduate student, he had to start teaching to earn an income—and he fell in love with it. “I assumed my life would be one…

The Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship (SAGES) and the Writing Program are seeking nominations for two awards for excellent writing instruction: The Jessica Melton Perry Award for Distinguished Teaching in Disciplinary & Professional Writing and The SAGES Excellence in Writing…

Term papers got you down? Feeling those writing blues? Visit a consultant at the Writing Resource Center to get support. At the Writing Resource Center, consultants can ease some of your writing stress by helping you brainstorm your topic, integrate sources into your paper or organize your ideas…

Join the Research Scholars Program Oct. 29 for this presentation on writing scientifically, writing scholarship and fellowship applications, and giving elevator pitches. The event will take place over Zoom from 6-8 p.m. Attendees will hear from Professor Radhika Atit of the biology department on…

Love to express yourself through poetry? Interested in crafting a short story that will keep readers on the edge of their seats? No matter your preferred style of writing, you can explore and build your skills as a writer as part of the Writers House community at Case Western Reserve University…

The Writing Resource Center is back with in-person and online appointments. The center’s team is available to help all undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty and staff. They can help with everything from SAGES First Seminar essays to competitive funding applications and even…