Program in Writing and Rhetoric Archives

Writing Department celebrates National Day of Writing

Matt VeneziaNews Student LifeOctober 24, 2022October 24, 2022

Stony Brook University’s Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) hosted its first National Day of Writing event on Thursday, Oct. 20 to highlight the work of talented writers on campus.

Presidential Search Committee outlines expectations for incoming president

Brianne LeddaNewsOctober 24, 2019October 24, 2019

The Presidential Search Commitee detailed in a position profile their expectations for the next Stony Brook University president.

I’ve spent the past four years covering Stony Brook — their media relations is a nightmare for student journalists

Rebecca LiebsonOpinions Top StoryApril 28, 2019April 28, 2019

My meeting with Sheprow was not an isolated incident, but part of a pattern of university officials trying to suppress student journalists at Stony Brook — the only SUNY institution with a journalism school.

Chemistry professor takes over CAS dean position

Brianne LeddaNewsAugust 26, 2018

Chemistry Professor Nicole Sampson took over as Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) on July 16.

From engineering to English: The journey of professor Eugene Hammond

Gary GhayratFeatured News Top StoryDecember 3, 2017December 3, 2017

About a week into the semester, he changed his major to English. “I think it’s undoubtedly the most important decision of my life because that’s when I started thinking about being a teacher,” Hammond said.

Writing and Rhetoric professors face the realities of personnel cuts

Rebecca LiebsonFeatured News Top StoryNovember 7, 2017December 11, 2017

In order to fill the demand for courses like the Intermediate Writing Workshop (WRT 102), which most students must complete, the adjuncts were told that full-time lecturers from other disciplines, including pharmacology and geology, would take their places.