2025 Conference on the Teaching of Writing

About the Conference The Conference on the Teaching of Writing provides professional development for writing educators. It attracts instructors and administrators of writing programs from across the world. UConn First-Year Writing presents the 20th annual Conference on the Teaching of Writing Joy to You and Me: Making Space for Joy in the Writing Classroom April […]

The Sound of Silence by Ruba Bouzan

The Sound of Silence: When Students Don’t Respond to Thoughtful Questions  There’s a moment every instructor dreads—the moment when you pose a question, one designed to invite engagement, self-reflection, or critical thought, and instead, you are met with silence. Not just a pause for thinking, but an enduring, uncomfortable quiet. Eyes drop to notebooks, a […]

My Student’s Voice by Anh Le

I wanted to be as men wanted  that I was: an attempt at life;  a game of hide-and-seek with myself.  But I was made of presents,  and my feet, flat on the promising land  they couldn’t resist walking backwards,  And they kept going, going,  mocking the ashes  to reach the kiss of the new paths.   […]

Assistant Professor in Residence Position Open

The Department of English at the University of Connecticut invites applications for one position teaching first-year writing at the rank of Assistant Professor in Residence, renewable annually based on funding and performance. This position will begin on August 23, 2024, and will be located at the UConn Storrs campus.  Click to learn more about the […]

Ask @UConnFYW: Letters of Recommendation

During the spring semester, FYW began a new social media initiative called Ask @UConnFYW to create a space for informal dialogue and information exchange across our community. Our first post solicited questions and comments about letters of recommendation.  Now, check out responses to those questions from Ellen Carillo, Professor of English and Writing Coordinator at the […]

UConn Waterbury Students’ Bad Ideas About Writing

by Ellen C. Carillo On February 29, on the Waterbury campus, I hosted an event titled “Bad Ideas About Writing Live!” The event featured the writing of students in ENGL 2013W: Introduction to Writing Studies. Students developed their own “bad idea about writing” and presented them before an audience comprised of staff, students, and OLLI […]