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The landscape of professional writing is constantly changing, but the University Writing Program (UWP) faculty and staff are dedicated to helping their students face these modern challenges. They have been working on exciting new courses for the UWP and the Professional Writing minor (PWM). These courses were created to fit students’ interests and teach transferable skills for their future careers.

Amanah Talabhaktula graduated from UC Davis in 2025 with a B.S. in Neurobiology, Physiology, & Behavior, and a minor in Professional Writing. Amanah wants to be a foot and ankle surgeon, and she is working hard at Samuel Merritt University College of Podiatric Medicine to achieve her goals. She is one of thousands of students to graduate from UC Davis with a minor in Professional Writing, and just like her peers from the program, she is on track to achieve her professional aspirations.

On this page: Introduction · What Is AI, Anyway? · Environmental Impacts · Labor Concerns · “Data” and Bias · Privacy, IP & Voice · Acknowledgements · References

What will the future of writing look like with the rise of AI? How does social media shape digital communication? Minds Over Matters is a podcast dedicated to sharing research and expert insights by tackling important questions like these. On the most recent episode, Words 2.0, they invited UC Davis UWP Faculty Dr.

When professor Dan Melzer noticed students across academic institutions were stressed and disengaged, he wanted to understand why and how he could help. Dan Melzer is a professor at UC Davis who teaches writing and composition. His research focuses on writing across curriculums, writing program administration, and assessment practices.

Next Tuesday evening, take a walk to the Teaching and Learning Complex (TLC) and head straight to the fourth floor. You’ll know you're in the right place when you hear the buzz of excited chatter and laughter. There, nestled in their own cozy corner, you’ll find a group of passionate graduate students, researchers, writers, and a very friendly dog. This collective, called Voz Rebelde, Beyond the Margins Writing Group, aims to build a supportive community of Latinx/e graduate students that values academic research and authenticity.

The Computers & Writing conference is a multi-day national academic conference in UNC Charlotte where educators and professionals discuss how technology intersects with writing, rhetoric, and types of digital communication. The theme of this year’s conference is Writing the Anthropocene: Digital Rhetorics and Sustainable Change, which focuses on different areas of sustainability.

If you haven't read the work of Chicana feminist, queer theorist, and cultural scholar Gloria Anzaldúa yet, then you should start with Speaking in Tongues: A Letter to 3rd World Women Writers. In her essay, Anzaldúa writes to her hermanas who had been silenced by oppressive patriarchal ideals, and urges them to write about their experiences.

The definitions of rhetoric, communication, literacy, and writing are constantly evolving, and the forefront of these discussions is the Conference on College Composition and Communication, or 4Cs. 4Cs is a multi-day national conference dedicated to rhetoric and composition studies research in higher education.

The Covered series highlights the remarkable contributions of UC Davis faculty who have published books across diverse fields, from scholarly research to creative works. Each program includes author presentations, Q&A and light refreshments. Covered is co-sponsored by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum and UC Davis Library. The partnership is part of Elevate the Arts, a campus-wide initiative fostering collaboration among UC Davis faculty in the arts to support and amplify one another’s work.