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Writing & Rhetoric

Graduate Specialization in Rhetoric & Composition

Life as a Graduate Student @ URI

URI graduate students in Rhetoric & Composition hail from all over the country and live throughout New England, even commuting from the nearby states of Connecticut and Massachusetts. While some move to the beautiful shores of Narragansett, others prefer classic Newport, a 30 minute drive east, or the city scene of Providence, a 40-minute drive north. For more information on housing, click here.

There are also plenty of chances for URI students to have fun outside of class, including events organized by the Graduate Student Association at local bars and restaurants, as well as more casual get-togethers that welcome students and their families. Many students and faculty alike in rhet/comp have spouses and small children and have incorporated child-friendly meeting spaces, babysitting, playdates, and flexibility for family schedules into the sense of community here at URI.

What Students Can Tell You:

Matt, ABD, can tell you that although URI is close to home, its nationally recognized faculty is attentive to his research interests, offering him the chance this semester to teach upper level electives such as Travel Writing, Writing in Electronic Environments, and Scientific & Technical Writing.

Joannah, ABD, can tell you that the faculty was caring and flexible when she planned her maternity leave last year. And, during her Writing Center interview last spring, plenty of eager classmates were on hand to hold the baby.

Brian, ABD, can tell you about his extensive work in the National Archives of Composition and Rhetoric (housed at URI) both as an archivist, cataloging the ever-growing collection, and also as a researcher gathering data for his dissertation project.

Jamie, ABD, can tell you that the this is truly a family-friendly department, which helps her make the commute from Massachusetts. Faculty and classmates welcomed (and distracted) her kids during a department-wide writing workshop last spring.

Want to hear more from our current students? Email Assistant Director Joannah Portman Daley with your candid questions or, better yet, to schedule a campus visit.

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What: Portfolio Pandemonium
Where: The Writing Center
Who: WRT students, writing center tutors, and faculty

What: ePortfolio Presentations
Where: Lippitt 402
Who: Colleagues, friends, and families of our graduating seniors