The Future of Graduate Education and the Power of Meaningful Academic Writing

Discover new perspectives on the future of graduate education and the power of meaningful academic writing with renowned Fordham scholar Leonard Cassuto, author of The New PhD and Academic Writing as If Readers Matters, in engaging presentations tailored for community members, students and faculty alike. His work and vision will also be perfect for honors students curious about life in academia and beyond.

Bio: Leonard Cassuto wears many hats.  He’s a professor of American literature at Fordham University and a freelance journalist on topics from literature to neurology, music, and sports. He's also a columnist on graduate education for The Chronicle of Higher Education, through which he has become a well-known voice of reform in the graduate school world.  He has written or edited ten books on subjects such as race and slavery, detective stories, and baseball, as well as graduate education.  His newest book, Academic Writing as if Readers Matter (Princeton, 2024), takes in all of these pursuits, and encompasses the arts and sciences. It’s a hortatory call--and a guide--to academic writers to build community with different kinds of readers, to serve the public good and also to have some fun while we're at it.

This hybrid event is hosted by Humanities Institute. 

• For in-person attendees, free copies of "Academic Writing as if Readers Matter" will be available. Lunch will be provided.
• For online attendees, join via ASU Live.

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