Nationally, about 3 in 4 students have experienced one or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which can include abuse, ...

About a decade ago, Emily Torres, an English teacher at Joel E. Ferris High School here was at a loss. She’d been teaching for about 15 years, and she knew she was a strong instructor. But Torres felt ...

I was lucky enough to take my first creative writing class in high school, and I was instantly hooked. I went on to take classes in college, and then even after I graduated. So, if you're about to ...

Every Wednesday, Sue Herbert looks out on a sea of attentive faces, softened by time with the lines of living and laughter. Sue’s having a good time. Her audience is comprised of creative writing ...

Many of my seventh-grade students do not arrive at school ready to learn. Their families often face financial hardship and live in cramped quarters, which makes it difficult to focus on homework. The ...

The Creative Writing (CWR) program has long been a favorite of the University’s students across class years, degree options, and concentrations. This semester, hundreds of students enrolled in CWR ...

The Teaching Creative Writing Minor is a cross-disciplinary 16- credit minor for students from across the Institute. In addition to the required teaching courses, students will choose from elective ...

The MFA in Creative Writing at UW provides an intensive course of study in prose, from fiction to nonfiction to hybrid forms. Our interdisciplinary program further develops students’ skills to prepare ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Brian Daldorph taught creative writing at the Douglas County Jail for 20 years until the COVID-19 pandemic ended the class, now he teaches a class of housed and unhoused people at the ...

Two creative writing lecturers requested anonymity due to fears of professional retaliation. Pseudonyms and gender neutral pronouns were used to protect sources’ identities and improve readability.