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Alumnus Genoveva Vega Summer Scholar at Rutgers

May 22, 2024

Genoveva Vega (writing studies minor and writing center consultant, ’23 and current MA student in English with an emphasis in rhetoric and composition at Washington State) will be a 2024 John Smartt Summer Scholar at Rutgers University. Congratulations, Genoveva!

Stand-up Showcase from Dr. Eileen Camfield's Class

May 3, 2024

Six talented students from Dr. Eileen Camfield’s Standup Comedy (WRI 122) class brought laughter and applause to the GAMWS showcase this week. The performers, Aliyah George, Itzel Santos-Rivera, Katherine Cai, Cameron Tobin, Everon Porter, and Aaron Zirbel, showcased a variety...

Dr. Emily Rónay Johnston received the New Direction Fellowship through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

March 21, 2024

Dr. Emily Rónay Johnston, an Assistant Teaching Professor in Writing Studies, has been awarded a grant through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and will be spending 2024-25 on a "New Directions Fellowship." The grant will take her "back to school" to study psychology and...

Dr. Yiran Xu, Dr. Jiajun Liang, and their team launch the linguistic landscape research project

March 20, 2024

Dr. Yiran Xu, Dr. Jiajun Liang, and their team (Destina Bermejo, Genevieve Egbunno, Savion Ellis, Carlo Acevedo Malo, and Joy Omeiza), recipients of the Luce community-engaged research grant, launched the "From the Past to the Present: Exploring Linguistic Landscape and Language...

UC Merced Undergraduate Research Journal: New Issue Released!

December 5, 2023

The UC Merced Undergraduate Research Journal published its 16th edition, volume 1 in Fall 2023 through eScholarship. The journal is staffed by undergraduate students who are mentored by Writing Studies faculty member, Susan Varnot, in WRI 131C Journal Publication: The Undergraduate Research...

Writing Studies Major Launch

October 2, 2023

UC Merced launches first Writing Studies Major cohort in Fall 2023. Please check the news here: https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2023/uc-merced-launches-first-writing-studies-major-cohort

GAMWS Showcase: WRI 122 Stand-Up Comedy? Seriously!"

May 5, 2023

Seven students (Trinity Gonzales, Annaleez Morones, Kay Vang, Julian Alexander, Zak Chandler, Eshaan Kajani, and Janice Lopez) from Professor Eileen Camfield's WRI 122 ("Stand-Up Comedy? Seriously!") took to the stage at the GAMWS Showcase in May 2023 – their comedic...

Brian Fernandez won the Library Research Award

March 8, 2023

Brian Fernandez received the 2022-2023 Library Research Award for his research paper “The need for Spanish communication classes in medical education” in Yiran Xu’s IH 220 Multilingualism and Identity in Transnational Contexts. Check the news here: https://...