Graduate Studies in Professional Writing

Our area, part of the Rhetoric and Composition Program in the Department of English, is noted for cultivating expertise in writing for the digital workplace, for teaching and researching multimedia writing and visual rhetoric, for digital and print publishing, and for emphasizing collaboration and community service. Professional Writing at Purdue is known nationally for its innovative and productive faculty, the doctoral research of its graduate students, and its creative and cutting-edge approach to writing and publishing in the digital age. The Purdue alumni network in Professional Writing and Rhetoric and Composition is wide and has binding ties to important sites in academia and industry.

Contact Information

Professional Writing
Dept. of English
500 Oval Dr.
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907

Ph: 765.494.3730
Fax: 765.494.3780
Heavilon Hall 302

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Director: Dr. David Blakesley
Assistant Director: Mark Hannah
PW Mentor: Karen Kaiser Lee
ENGL 505M Professor: Dr. Patricia Sullivan
PW Secretary: Cathy Archer

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