Program in Writing and Rhetoric | Stanford Undergrad

Writing Matters

Writing at Stanford extends far beyond the PWR requirement. In "Writing Matters," students reflect on the important role that writing plays across the disciplines on campus.

Our Program

PWR Writing Specialists

PWR Writing Specialists support undergraduate writing and the teaching of writing at Stanford. Learn more about the Writing Specialist in your department!

PWR Lecturer Russ Carpenter introducing his Lunsford Award winning student

Empower Yourself

The Lunsford Awards

The Lunsford Oral Presentation of Research Award honors the innovative oral and multimedia presentations created by students in their PWR 2 and Write 2 classes. Read more about this year's nominees and winners.

Writing & Speaking @ Stanford

PWR News and Announcements

Congratulations to the winners of the Winter 2015 Boothe Prize for Excellence in First-Year Writing: First place essay “Time to Welcome Chaos: The Intersection of the Trickster, Creativity, and the Math Classroom” by Elisa Vidales (instructor: Hillary Miller) and Honorable mention essay “The Emergence of Konfrontasi in Singapore’s National Narrative” by Antariksh Mahajan (instructor: Magdalena Gross). The winners will be honored, along with the winners of the 2014 Spring and 2014 Fall Boothe Prizes, in a ceremony in the middle of May. Their essays will be posted on our Boothe Prize page by early June.

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Publications, Prizes, and Awards

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