Student Experience
Congratulations Alex Friedman on the 2023 Provost’s MQP Award
The PW program is pleased to announce that the winner of the Provost’s MQP Award for the most outstanding project in Professional Writing for 2023 is Alex Friedman for the project entitled A Rhetorical Framework for Programming Language Design, advised by Professor Telliel. We would also like to congratulate the runners up for the following PW […]
Congratulations to 2023 PW Salisbury Prize Winner
The PW program is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2023 WPI Salisbury Prize in Professional Writing is Anastasia Mina. Congratulations, Ana!
Congratulations to 2022 PW Salisbury Prize Winner
The PW program is pleased to announce that the winner in the Professional Writing program for the 2022 WPI Salisbury Prize is Rachel Maurice. Congratulations, Rachel!
Congratulations Elaine Chen on the 2022 Provost’s MQP Award
The PW program is pleased to announce that the winner of the Provost’s MQP Award for the most outstanding project in Professional Writing for 2022 is Elaine Chen for her project entitled A Tsuboniwa: A Garden Dream, advised by Professor deWinter and Professor Telliel. We would also like to give an honorable mention to Bridgette […]
WPI Pre-Law Society
The WPI Pre-Law Society was created to give students the opportunity to meet others with similar academic interests such as learning more about law or attending law school. All levels of interest are welcome and you do NOT need to have intentions of going to law school to join. Some society activities could include discussing […]
Working a Career Fair with a Writing Double Major
A writing major at a WPI Career Fair is about as fair as finding a unicorn in the forest: fascinating and rare. As a writing major, use the rarity of your eye-catching double major to your advantage. It can be complicated to balance your communication skills with technical passions. After four WPI career fairs as […]
In STEM? Make Sure You Learn to Write Instruction Manuals
You might not think that your career will have you writing many instruction manuals, but you’re wrong: it’s actually one of the most important skills in STEM — whether you’re a professional writer or not. Most of us don’t spend much time thinking about instruction manuals or the people who wrote them. Little pamphlets or […]
Professional Writing and social responsibility
Those of us who chose to major in Professional Writing are aware of how important writing well is for our future. But are we aware of the societal impact our work can have? I’ve been learning a lot about writing professionally this year, both at school and at work. One of the most interesting things […]
What’s It Like to Double Major with Professional Writing?
At the start of my college career, I found myself having to choose between two of my great interests—chemical engineering and writing. Going to WPI, it would have been foolish to lose the opportunity to earn a reputable engineering degree in favor of my more artistic ambitions, but I wouldn’t have been true to myself […]