Brian Komei Dempster's (MAPS) second poetry collection, Seize (Four Way Books, 2020), was Silver Winner of a 2021 Human Relations Indie Book Award and an Eric Hoffer Award finalist. Dempster's podcast interview with Shin Yu Pai for Town Hall Seattle's Lyric World series aired on KUOW (May 2021).
Author: Rhetoric and Language USF
USF Debate Team Wins First Place at Tournament (Oct 13, 2020)
This past weekend, the University of San Francisco Debate Team competed at a 3 full day debate tournament hosted by Lewis and Clark University. The tournament had over 70 different schools competing across 5 different types of debate. I am proud to announce that our team, Maggie Dale and Stephanie Soderlund, were the champions … Continue reading USF Debate Team Wins First Place at Tournament (Oct 13, 2020)
The Fabulous Ekphrastic Fantastic! by Miah Jeffra
Rhetoric Professor Miah Jeffra's new book on visual rhetoric will be released in early March!
Cathy Gabor featured on Local News! (Jan 22, 2020)
Rhetoric and Language's Department Chair gave a brief interview about tri-valley Women's March.
Rhetoric and Languages Pilot ‘Directed Self Placement’ Canvas Course
What happens when an institution decides to omit SAT scores from the admission process? They create a Canvas course to help students self-assess their writing skills. This summer, Jill Ballard, instructional designer for the College of Arts and Sciences, and Greg Crum, senior instructional technologist, worked with members of the Department of Rhetoric and Languages to … Continue reading Rhetoric and Languages Pilot ‘Directed Self Placement’ Canvas Course
Debate Team Intramural Tournament – Thank you from USF Debate! (May 2, 2019)
.The University of San Francisco Debate Team would like to thank the Rhetoric and Language Department for hosting the Tri-Force Intramural Debate Tournament at the USF campus on April 12, 2019. The tournament was a tremendous opportunity for students to experience competitive college debate and showcase their public speaking skills in a friendly and supportive … Continue reading Debate Team Intramural Tournament – Thank you from USF Debate! (May 2, 2019)
Nov 8, 2018 – Debate Team Tournament News
The University of San Francisco debate team just returned from a tournament at CSU Northridge (in Los Angeles) and we are excited to share news of our success! We had two teams compete in novice parliamentary debate in a field of 20 competitors. One team, Andy Chan and Ethan Tan, won 5 out of 6 preliminary … Continue reading Nov 8, 2018 – Debate Team Tournament News