Master of Arts in Rhetoric and Composition Alumni Testimonials
Vanessa Ramirez
2018 Graduate
Teaching Fellow, UNT
The program added value to my professional career because I was given the opportunity
to work with the First Year Writing program while I was getting my MA at UHD. Not
only was I given the space to study theory, but I was also given the space to practice
what I was learning by working with First Year Writing students and professors.
Matt Backer
2020 Graduate
Professor, Lone Star College-CyFair
The MARC program provided innumerable insights into how to teach writing more effectively.
Some of the concepts I took away from the program were scaffolding, peer review, and
a variety of techniques for foregrounding in-class writing. I also appreciated the
emphasis on class discussion in the program. There were many classes in which students
were excited about sharing their ideas about the readings with one another and the
professor. Professors used innovative techniques to get students talking.
Amy Lipke
2017 Graduate
English Professor, San Jacinto College
The courses I took in composition theory, pedagogy, and assessment formed the foundation
of my own pedagogy. These courses built my understanding of teaching and learning,
of how to teach and assess writing, and of the nature of language. That understanding
drives my work with and for my students, as well as my scholarship. I'm particularly
well-trained and prepared for the kind of intensive teaching and mentoring of students
that I do as a community college professor.