The Writer's Edge

An interview with Dr. Kelly Concannon and Dr. Janine Morris of the NSU Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, talking about the value of collaboration and their work as co-editors of a collection titled Emotions and Affect in Writing Centers recently published by Parlor Press and nominated for the 2023 CCCC Outstanding Book Award. 

An intro to some of the Writer's Edge hosts for this semester and a discussion of what it means for our writing and communication center to be returning to in-person consultations after primarily meeting with students remotely for two years.

An interview with Dr. Robert Speth of the NSU College of Pharmacy, talking about the teaching and practice of ethics. Why the weird title then? Two reasons: 1. Dr. Speth is engaged in a "war on ' and '" as a way to improve his writing ( polysyndeton is the excessive use of conjunctions like "and"), and 2. The title serves as an example of how writers sometimes sensationalize science, unethically f...

A showcase of NSU student podcasters Rachel, Emma, Julia, and Adit, graduate students in the Master of Arts program in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. All four work as Graduate Assistant Coordinators in the NSU Writing and Communication Center as part of their social media team. Presented here are two episodes of their “Get Social” podcast where they explore the challenges of engaging au...

An interview with Dr. Leanne Boucher of the NSU College of Psychology, talking about her research into the body and the brain, and what it tells us about learning and communication, as well as her efforts to communicate science to the public. Check out her children's books about the brain .

A showcase of NSU student podcaster, Bianca, a graduate student in the Master of Arts program in Composition, Rhetoric, and Digital Media. In a podcast episode titled “See What You Hear,” she explores the soundscape of the everyday world by talking with two guests--Luciana and Vinnie--about how they visualize unknown sounds from the world around them.

An interview with Professor Jessica Muñiz-Collado of the NSU Halmos College of Arts and Sciences, discussing her work composing music for commercial media (including the Writer's Edge theme music), as well as leading music ensembles and teaching music composition through the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts.

A showcase of NSU student podcasters, Nicole and Noemi, who share an episode of their "Parchment to Portrait" podcast where they discuss the differences between the book and movie versions of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, focusing on the first four chapters of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire .

An interview with NSU visiting professor Dr. Darius Cureton about the defense of his dissertation about technology adoption at HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) and the strategies he used for navigating the dissertation writing process. 

An interview with Adam and Mike, the director and assistant director of NSU Student Media (NSU's student-run newspaper, radio station ,and television channel) about the future of student media under their guidance, and the challenges of communicating with students during and post-pandemic.

A showcase of NSU student podcaster Jasmine, a student in the NSU M.A. in Composition, Rhetoric and Digital Media program, who looks at the the state of print and digital design, talks with Dr. Eric Mason of the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts about the tools and trajectories of learning to be a designer, and then provides a walkthrough of setting up a document within the popu...

A conversation between Writer's Edge hosts Aidan, Bilal, Emma and Eric about gift giving as communication. Includes a discussion of the rhetoric of gift giving and strategies for giving meaningful gifts, especially amid the challenging conditions of the 2021 holiday season.

An interview with Dr. Molly Scanlon, of the NSU Department of Communication, Media, and the Arts, about her work with Campus Cursive, an NSU student organization that spreads positivity by leaving anonymous letters and bundles for people to find. See more of what this group has been up to at: https://www.instagram.com/nsucampuscursive

A showcase of NSU student podcasters, Anthony and Monique, where they discuss the next chapter of storytelling in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as it shifts toward distributing film and tv shows on the Disney+ platform. 

An interview with Dr. Flo Davis, an NSU Alumna of the speech pathology program where we discuss her new novel, Bloodstone's Jinx , and the challenges and charms of running an independent publishing company, Aces Destiny. Check out their latest books at: https://www.acesdestiny.com/book-catalog .

An interview with Sofia, Rick, Rey, and Alexander--students working on NSU's official student-run newspaper, the Current --about the writing, research, and creativity needed to bring news and opinions to NSU students. Check out the latest news at https://nsucurrent.nova.edu/ .

An intro to the Writer's Edge hosts for this semester and some discussion of our own writing habits. 

An interview with NSU students Athena and Rick, who oversaw the 2021 issue of Digressions , NSU's Literary and Art Journal, to discuss producing the first totally digital volume of the journal. Read full issues at https://nsuworks.nova.edu/digressions/

A showcase of NSU student podcasters Aidan, Monique, Adam, and Anthony, who discuss the design elements that make a brand distinctive and memorable, from color choices to audio jingles.

An interview with Danielle P. and Melissa V.--WCC staff in charge of our fellows programs--discussing how and why the WCC connects consultants directly with composition and biology courses in order to support student writers.

A conversation with NSU student Dominique, President and founder of the NSU student club Black-American Forum, about engaging with history and the community to support personal development and social progress.

A showcase of NSU student podcasters Merly, Holland, and Jieun, who discuss the connection between writing and food, and interview Dr. Carrie Helms Tippen, an author, podcast host, and the director of First-Year Writing and an assistant professor at Chatham University who shares her experiences with food and writing, and teaching students to compose through the lens of food.

A conversation with Dr. Aileen Farrar of the NSU Department of Humanities and Politics and NSU Student Bianca about the Story Booth Project. Find out more about how you can share your story with them at https://nsudhp.wixsite.com/storybooth or https://www.instagram.com/nsu_humanities/ . 

An interview with Jomari and Frank of NSU RadioX (88.5FM) about the work that goes into producing radio programming and supporting local music. Check them out and listen online at http://www.nova.edu/radiox/.

A showcase of NSU student podcaster Tatyana, who introduces us to the study of sonic rhetoric and explores the possibilities of sonic literacy and hip hop pedagogy in the composition classroom.