EC 134XP student writing is being published in the newsletter of the USA National Phenology Network! Here second-year student Amanda Lyons profiles Chris Peters and Chicago’s Bloomington Trail, aligning with…
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UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award winner Lauri Mattenson asks students to consider ‘what’s at stake’
Published: June 16, 2026
While all of Lauri Mattenson’s teaching revolves around writing, her courses cover a wide array of applications and contexts. In the English composition classes she teaches regularly, she might build…
Read MoreBruin Giving Day is April 28-29!
Published: April 27, 2026
Bruin Giving Day is April 28-29! Through 9 p.m. PDT on April 29, the UCLA community is joining together to make a difference through the power of philanthropy. During the…
Read MoreLauri Mattenson honored with the 2025 Campus Champion Award
Published: November 24, 2025
Writing Programs Senior Continuing Lecturer Lauri Mattenson honored with the 2025 Campus Champion Award for her work with the UCLA Prison Education Program
Read MoreTamar Christensen, Writing Programs lecturer, is among 12 faculty honorees for 2024-25
Published: July 14, 2025
Distinguished Teaching Award winner teaches writing as catalyst for change In Tamar Christensen’s English composition classes, writing is not only a form of communication or a means for connection….
Read MoreEsha Niyogi De
Published: May 13, 2025
‘I must be famous to be heard’ Esha Niyogi De’s new book reveals a previously hidden narrative about women in South Asian cinema When Esha Niyogi De traveled to…
Read MoreProfessional Writing Minor Capstone Seminar Colloquium
Published: May 6, 2025
4th annual Professional Writing Minor Capstone Seminar Colloquium “Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.” -Anne Lamott About The Event UCLA Writing Programs…
Read MoreIn her first book for young readers, Teddi Chichester aims to inspire compassion for wildlife
Published: October 31, 2024
What happens to an ecosystem when wildlife can’t move freely due to colossal freeways and other human-made infrastructure? In her first book for young readers, UCLA Writing Programs lecturer Teddi Chichester sheds…
Read More“Crear Para Sanar:” A look into what it means to create for healing
Published: January 16, 2024
Based on the life of a Dominican immigrant and Brooklyn matriarch, Mercedes is a multidisciplinary arts, humanities, and healing program that addresses aging, mental health, and intergenerational trauma. Through community-based workshops,…
Read MoreMeet Briley Lewis, 2022 Recipient of the Maasik Prize for Graduate Writing Instructors
Published: July 1, 2022
Lewis is a graduate student in Astronomy and Astrophysics and a teaching fellow. She has taught Cluster 70: Evolution of Life and the Universe and a Cluster seminar: Astrobiology in…
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