English Department Votes Unanimously to Discontinue Writing Certificate

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Andrew Lu, Assistant Photo Editor The English Department voted unanimously to discontinue the Writing Certificate on Wednesday, Sept. 7. This decision comes after the departure of University Professor of English and Writing Certificate Co-Director Anne Greene, who announced her retirement at the end of the Fall 2021 semester. Greene created the Writing Certificate in 2012 and acted as the Certificate's coordinator until she retired. After her retirement, enrollment in the Writing Certificate was paused for a year, until the English Department made the decision to permanently discontinue it. After much deliberation with the Office of Academic Affairs, the English Department concluded that the time had come to end the program, English Department Chair Professor Matthew Garrett explained. “After careful consideration on the Academic Affairs side, and then careful deliberation by the whole English Department, and then consultation between the English Department and Academic Affairs, there was unanimous agreement […]

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