Rebecca Lorimer Leonard's co-authored book Writing Knowledge Transfer: Theory, Research, Pedagogy, written with Angela Rounsaville and Rebecca Nowacek, has recently been published with Parlor Press and is available open-access through a Creative Commons license in collaboration with Colorado State University and the WAC Clearinghouse.
Martín Espada's poem "Gonzo" was published in the New Yorker on Monday, November 13, 2023. The unnamed tutor in the poem is Martín's wife, Lauren, who taught adult literacy in Paterson, NJ. Read and listen to "Gonzo" on the New Yorker's website.
Abby Wing '23, a recent graduate of UMass Amherst, was recently featured by UMass Amherst IT and the Department of English for her research and work promoting accessible web writing.
"Through learning about web accessibility, general disability, and the importance of adding proper semantic HTML to web pages, I realized this was something I wanted to do more research on. Having a good background in accessibility is pretty essential going into technical writing or UX."