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Ralph proposes more effective communication for anti-corruption reporting

Oct 22, 2023

In a blog post for Corruption Justice Legitimacy, Alex Ralph, writing instructor and teaching professor at the Ford School, outlined how anti-corruption practitioners and researchers have struggled to communicate most effectively why their work...

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Molly Spencer: from Invitatory

May 3, 2023

Ford School writing instructor Molly Spencer's poetry collection, Invitatory, was selected as a 2022 New Measure Poetry Prize Winner. It is Spencer's third collection, joining If the House (University of Wisconsin Press, 2019) and Hinge (SIU Press,...

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Writing Center's Spencer wins poetry prize

Feb 9, 2023

Ford School writing instructor Molly Spencer’s poetry collection, Invitatory, was selected as a 2022 New Measure Poetry Prize Winner. It is Spencer ‘s third collection, joining If the House (University of Wisconsin Press, 2019) and Hinge (SIU Press,...

In the Media

Ralph reports on local leaders' theory of change in Cincinnati

Aug 23, 2022 Soapbox Cincinnati

Writing instructor Alex Ralph spoke to four nonprofit leaders in Cincinnati "to understand what drew them to their work and how, obstacles and all, they try to implement their theory of change." "These four leaders form a kind of Greek chorus,"...

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Alex Ralph profiles a mental health services provider in Cincinnati

Aug 31, 2021 Soapbox Cincinnati

Ford School writing instructor Alex Ralph takes a deep look at a mental health services provider and its important wrap-around services like supported employment. Read his article in Soapbox...

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Alex Ralph reports on mental health providers navigating COVID in Cincinnati

Jun 29, 2021 Soapbox Cincinnati

Ford School writing instructor takes a look at the delivery of and coordination of care for some of Cincinnati's most vulnerable populations during the pandemic. Read his article in Soapbox...

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Molly Spencer selected as an Institute for the Humanities Summer Faculty Fellow

Apr 22, 2021

Molly Spencer was selected as a Summer Faculty Fellow by U-M’s Institute for the Humanities to study form in free verse poetry and will examine recent innovations in identity poetics in a time of racial justice advocacy, the poetics of trauma, and...

Ford School Writing Center team members recognized for writing pursuits

Aug 12, 2019

The Ford School’s Writing Center lecturers and instructors help students with everything from memo writing to cover letters, but their talents don’t end there. They are also successful writers themselves. Recently David Morse, lecturer in expository...

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Chimera, Morse, and Ralph--the Ford School's writing instructors--get "The Last Word"

May 5, 2016

Beth Chimera, David Morse, and Alex Ralph—the Ford School’s writing instructors—chat about the skills they teach, why those skills matter for aspiring public servants, and what they love about the work. S&H: What kinds of writing projects do...

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Elena Delbanco’s debut novel, The Silver Swan, published to rave reviews

May 26, 2015

“An enthralling tale about music and the passions it inspires,” writes Eugenia Zukerman of Elena Delbanco’s debut novel, The Silver Swan.“Writing fiction about the world of classical musicians risks hitting wrong notes and making toes curl,” writes...

Conversations Across Differences

Rebecca Carroll on "Surviving the White Gaze"

Mar 3, 2021, 4:00-5:00 pm EST

Join us for a discussion with Rebecca Carroll, writer, creative consultant, editor-at-large, and podcast host, about her new book Surviving the White Gaze.

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Conversations Across Differences

A reading and conversation with Lacy M. Johnson

Mar 11, 2020, 4:00-5:20 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (1120)

This event has been canceled due to COVID-19.