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Nearly a year after the University announced it was phasing out all 23 of the creative writing lecturers over the course of the next two years, the first set of lecturers have said their goodbyes to ...

I’m waiting on a call back from someone at the Roaring Spring paper company in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania that probably isn’t coming. I get it; they’re busy. As the school year begins, the biggest ...

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The University of Arizona is terminating its Writing Skills Improvement Program, a move that closes the door for students to receive instruction from specialists with professional degrees in writing, ...

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A $1.6 million grant program in Maryland aims to help residents in rural communities access substance use resources. The funds from the Rural Advancement for Maryland Peers (RAMP) grant, launched by ...

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