Last week, Professor Gordon Mantler received the Union League Club's Outstanding Book on the History of Chicago 2025 Book Award for The Multiracial Promise: Harold Washington's Chicago and the Democratic Struggle in Reagan's America.
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Dr. Nabila Hijazi Awarded the Robert Kenny Prize
Dr. Nabila Hijazi Awarded was awarded the Kenny Prize for Robert Kenny Prize for Innovation in Teaching of Introductory Courses for her innovative approach to teaching UW1020.
Five Books to Kick off Women’s History Month 2025
Featuring “Season to Taste: Rewriting Kitchen Space in Contemporary Women’s Food Memoirs”by UWP Professor Caroline J. Smith.
Dr. Jacob Richter Publishes Two Articles Under Taylor & Francis Online
Article subjects include activism on TikTok and teaching democracy-related topics in technical communication/writing courses.
Building Bridges in ‘Divided Communities’
Dr. Jessica McCaughey among CCAS panel speakers from GW and Queen’s University Belfast sharing how they teach, research and write across lines of polarization.
Seeking and Finding: Using the Collection in an Undergraduate Writing Class
Dr. Rachel Pollack’s first-year University Writing class “Art in the Age of Shakespeare” featured in Folger Library Collation Blog.
UWP Faculty Awarded 2025 CCCC Grants
Professors Nabila Hijazi and Carol Hayes were individually awarded 2025 Conference on College Composition and Communication grants.
Dr. Quave's new co-authored article on the Inkas
Dr. Quave co-authored a new article about how the Inkas interacted with their neighbors in Cusco, Peru, using archaeology and radiometric dating techniques.
UWP Faculty, Wade Fletcher, to present as part of Teaching Day at GW on February 25th!
Looking In, Looking Out: Engagement through Self-Reflection and Community Connection
UWP Faculty, Dr. Hanan Daqqa, to present as part of Teaching Day at GW on February 25th!
Dr. Jameta Barlow's Co-Authored Article Published in The Conversation
“Weight loss plans are less effective for many Black women–because existing ones don’t often meet their unique needs.”
Dr. Rachel Pollack Published in The Textile Museum Journal
Dr. Pollack's article, "Embroidered Treasures of The Stuart Dynasty: Recent Discoveries in The Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection" published in Volume 51.
Dr. Nabila Hijazi Published in Constellations
UWP Professor Hijazi's article, "Bait al-Mouneh: Traditional Syrian Homemaking as Roots for Women’s Agency" published in Constellations Issue 7 Special Issue.
Food and Labour under Imperial Rule
UWP Professor, Dr. Kylie Quave, has co-authored article "Food and Labour under Imperial Rule" published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal.
Dr. Jameta Barlow Awarded 2024 Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies Fellowship
Dr. Jameta Barlow chosen for 2024 fellowship for her research project “Uncovering, Exploring and Interrogating the Philosophy of Science of Thomas Jefferson.”
Rome Now: A Pop-Up Exhibition Brings the 'Eternal City' to GW
This Pop-Up Exhibition, which was briefly on view from October 9th to the 26th, was curated by Dr. Rachel Pollack and Olivia Kohler-Maga, the Assistant Director of the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, along with Katherine Capristo, a recent graduate of GW’s Art History BA Program (2023).
A Summer WID Becomes an Exhibition
This semester, the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition Piranesi’s Rome: Views of the Eternal City.
University Writing Professor Caroline J. Smith featured in 2024 GW Arts & Sciences Magazine
Caroline J. Smith interview about her book, Season to Taste, featured on page 15.
UWP Hosts Third GW Faculty Writing Retreat on the Mount Vernon Campus
Each day, approximately 80 GW faculty from all across the university gathered in Post Hall on the Mount Vernon campus (the UWP's home) to discuss their scholarship, talk through challenges in their research, build community, and, most of all, write.
UWP Professors Recognized for Teaching, Service
Professors Jameta Barlow and Danika Myers were recognized for their excellence in teaching and mentoring at the CCAS celebrations this past weekend.
Identity and Activism: A Candid and Vulnerable Conversation with Nabila Hijazi
UWP Teaching Assistant Professor of Writing, Nabila Hijazi, was interviewed by Spark as part of a scholar-activist project.
A New UW1020 Course Open Doors to the Textile Museum
First-year students in Dr. Rachel Pollack’s course, Art and The History of Textiles dazzled with their presentations on Textile Research Day.
Professors Mantler, Smith Win Book Awards
Two UWP professors recently won awards for their books published in 2023.
Article published in Radical Teacher, co-authored by University Assistant Professor of Writing Kylie Quave and of Anthropology and Savannah Hagen Ohbi.
“SCOTUS Oral Arguments: Social Media Platforms”
UWP Assistant Professor of Writing, Zachary Wolfe, appeared on the March 18, 2024 episode of the Law and Disorder podcast.
Fall 2023 UWP Holiday Bake Off Winners
Announcing the UWP Holiday Bake Off Winners of Fall 2023: Dr. Nabila Hijazi and Dr. Mark Mullen!
Five Books to Kick off Women’s History Month
Featuring UWP Faculty Caroline J. Smith, browse a few of the many reads by GW alumnae and faculty that explore contemporary and historical women’s lives.
2023 UWP Publication Highlights
The UWP had a banner year in terms of book publishing and other publications in writing studies and related disciplines.
‘Writing Blackgirls’ and Women’s Health Science’
Edited by CCAS professor Jameta Barlow, the collection of works focuses on the well-being of Black girls and women.
Featuring: J.M. Paiz, GWU English for Academic Purposes Program and UWP Special Topic faculty! Join us for a lively discussion of the many ways that A.I. is changing the way we think about languages. This event is part of the GW University Seminar Series on A.I. and the Humanities.
How Stress Affects Black Women and Tips for How to Manage
Dr. Jameta Nicole Barlow , director of undergraduate studies and assistant professor of writing, health policy, and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, quoted in Healthline article.
UW1020 Students meet Arthur Wheelock at The National Gallery of Art on December 1st, 2023.
Faculty Writing Retreat Centers Passion, Practicality
The three-day retreat on the Mount Vernon Campus gave faculty a chance to focus on writing before the start of the spring semester.
Caroline J. Smith's Season to Taste featured on Books Network Podcast
Season to Taste featured on Books Network Podcast - Dec 14th 2023
In her new book, Writing Professor Caroline J. Smith serves up a tour of how kitchens have changed over the decades to reflect societal shifts and gender politics.
Student Filmmakers Create ‘Not Just Another Home Video’
A University Writing course culminated in a final project that was a five-minute video telling a story of themselves and their families.
Transformation Is Mutual in Campus-Community Partnerships
Dr. Phyllis Ryder & Sister Mary Brown on “Black Leadership and Shared Humanity: A Profile of Generative Reciprocity for Racial Equity” honored in Nov 28th event.
2023 Julian Clement Chase Award: Inaugural Year for Three Prizes
The 2023 Julian Clement Chase Awards presents two new prizes!
Spirit of GW Awards Recognizes Alumni, Faculty and University Supporters
Spirit of GW Awards Recognizes Alumni, Faculty and University Supporters
UWP Professors’ Books Out This Spring
Professors Gordon K. Mantler and Caroline J. Smith published their latest books this spring.
Gamber leads workshop at Yad Vashem
At invitation of Yad Vashem, Professor Cayo Gamber presented a workshop devoted to interrogating the ethics of engaging with interactive Holocaust-survivor AIs.
Despite the lingering impact of the covid pandemic, UWP had another productive research year in writing studies and other disciplines.
Julian Clement Chase Ceremony Highlights DC History: Environmental Justice and FBI Surveillance
DC Political Analyst Tom Sherwood and GW Alum Izy Carney were the featured speakers at the 7th annual Julian Clement Chase Award Ceremony on Thursday Oct 13.
New Prizes celebrate GWU’s Connections with the District of Columbia
The Julian Clement Chase Creative Writing in Washington Prize and the Julian Clement Chase Prize for Community Impact in the District of Columbia were announced
Storytelling event remembers Kathy Larsen
The UWP recently held a storytelling event on the Mount Vernon campus in memory of colleague and friend Kathy Larsen, who passed away in February.
UWP professors win CCAS awards
Professors Randi Kristensen and Phil Troutman were recognized for excellence in teaching and mentoring by the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences this spring
It is with sadness that we share the news of the passing of our colleague and friend Kathy Larsen, a teaching assistant professor of writing.
GW Debate Participates in DC Statehood Debate
On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, George Washington University and Gallaudet's University Debate teams participated in the first ever bilingual debate conducted in English and American Sign Language. Hosted virtually over Zoom, the topic was DC Statehood. To learn more about the debate, read the InsideHigherEd article or GW Today article written about this event, or watch the debate recording on facebook.
CWPA statement on Jan. 6 Events and the Importance of Writing & Rhetoric
The Council of Writing Program Administrators issued the following statement on January 12, in response to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
UWP Students Publish and Present UW1020 Research at Conferences
Professor Phillip Troutman's UW1020 students have had tremendous success publishing and presenting their UW1020 research.
UWP Awarded the CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence
UWP Award for Writing Program Certificate of Excellence in 2018
WID Welcomes Grace A. Musila as Distinguished Lecturer
The Writing Program welcomed Grace A. Musila to present the WID Distinguished Lecture on Nov. 17th.
