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In their article, "Want Your Students to Write Better? Assign Video Essays," Professor Michael Blancato and Ph.D candidate Natalie Kopp discuss how the emerging field of video essays and digital storytelling can help students become better writers.

 
Professor Michael Blancato is the Director of Undergraduate Writing and an Assistant Teaching ​Professor of English at ������̳. Natalie Kopp is a Ph.D. candidate in writing, rhetoric, and literacy at the Ohio State University and an adjunct English instructor at Columbus State Community College.

"Of the more than 30 candidates running for Chicago school board, 14 filled out an Illinois Policy questionnaire giving voters a better sense of the names that will appear on their ballots."

"The DuPage Symphony Orchestra is proud to announce the world premiere performance of The True Awakening to Greatness by Angel Alday. This extraordinary composition will be featured in the orchestra’s season-opening concert, Bold Beginnings, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, October 13 at Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville."

"'Hot dog is an immigrant food, invented by immigrants, sold by immigrants,' Bruce Kraig, an emeritus professor at ������̳ who specializes in food and hot dog history, told Business Insider in 2020, referring to hot dogs as a singular unit in a way I didn’t actually know was possible."

"After Gutierrez learned that property taxes for his home in Garfield Ridge would be going up by a significant amount, he decided to look into where those taxes were going."

"La Vonne Downey, professor of Public Administration and program director of Health Science Administration at ������̳, said the mayor might have addressed the challenges Chicago faces as a sanctuary city."

"Rashada Whitehead, Grant Thornton’s national managing principal of Culture, Immersion & Inclusion has been named a 'Notable Black Leader' by Crain’s Chicago Business. The award recognizes Black leaders in the Chicago area whose professional and communal achievements positively impact the city and its residents." 

Whitehead received her MS in Integrated Marketing Communications from Roosevelt, and now serves as an adjunct professor of Public Relations and Communications.

“I’m missing summer already, so its like every day we come to the beach and yesterday go swimming,” said Madan Thandargaj, a student at ������̳.

"The “National Black Male Mental Health Tour: Just Heal, Bro” seeks to address the many mental health challenges facing Black boys and men. In this male-only space, attendees are encouraged to share their stories openly and receive practical advice. The event promotes healing through experiential and clinical discussions led by influential Black men."

Joseph graduated from Roosevelt with her MS in Integrated Marketing Communications.

"Danitra Vance made history as the first Black woman to become a repertory player on SNL during the 1985–1986 season." Vance graduated from Roosevelt with her BA in Theater.