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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In addition to community events like the annual University Writing and Research Conference, the University Writing Program (UWP) organizes workshops for faculty that promote teaching and research excellence on topics like course redesign and Institutional Review Board requirements.
University Writing Program News
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.