We are accepting applications for the 2024-25 graduate cohort in Rhetoric and Composition at Purdue University. The application deadline is January 15, 2024.
Since 1980, Purdue’s doctoral program in Rhetoric and Composition has been a leading program in our field and beyond, with a strong placement rate. Our doctoral students take courses in areas such as Professional and Technical Writing, WPA/WAC/Writing Center Studies, Rhetorical Theory, Public Rhetorics, UX, Rhetorics of Health and Medicine, and Game Studies. Our program provides opportunities for teaching, research, and administrative work in Introductory Composition, Professional Writing, and with the internationally recognized Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab). We are committed to supporting our grad students with extensive mentoring and job market preparation
We invite you to look at our dilger), Richard Johnson-Sheehan (rjohnso), Jenny Bay (jbay), Harry Denny (hdenny), or Thomas Rickert (trickert).
We will also host bi-weekly meetups on Zoom for people who may be interested in joining our program. If you are interested in attending one of these meetings, please contact Richard Johnson-Sheehan. Thanks everyone.
Professor Richard Johnson-Sheehan
Department of English
Purdue University
500 Oval Dr.
428 Heavilon Hall
W. Lafayette, IN 47907
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