<div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-1896300299670427294gmail-docs-internal-guid-34d6ae55-7fff-b1e8-2d27-087992571dad"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The <a href="https://cla.umn.edu/writing-studies/graduate/research-programs/research-degrees" target="_blank">R</a><a href="https://cla.umn.edu/writing-studies/graduate/research-programs/research-degrees" target="_blank">hetoric and Scientific & Technical Communication (RSTC) Program at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities</a> is excited to announce that applications for its MA and PhD programs are now open! </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana;white-space:pre-wrap">Please share this announcement with any individual or group who might be interested. </span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p></span><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Interested in learning more about our programs? <b>Please join us for one of our Zoom information sessions</b>. These sessions will introduce the research programs, review the application components, and hold space for attendee questions. </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:7.2pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 4:00-5:00pm Central: </span><a href="https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckc--vpjMjE9Jzmd54ziASapVUjkOLuyaV" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Register here</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">!</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:7.2pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 4:00-5:00pm Central: </span><a href="https://umn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIofu2sqjItEtc7zptEmo6vU24e9MSwxkqc" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Register here</span></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">!</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We kindly request that prospective students register online ahead of time. Any questions can be sent to Allie Cooperman, Graduate Programs Coordinator, at </span><a href="mailto:writgpc@umn.edu" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Verdana;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">writgpc@umn.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana;white-space:pre-wrap">We look forward to seeing you there!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Many thanks,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Molly</span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:1rem 0rem;padding:0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="letter-spacing:0.45px;color:rgb(64,77,91)"><font face="trebuchet ms, sans-serif">--</font><br><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><b>Molly Margaret Kessler, PhD | </b></font></span><span style="color:rgb(64,77,91);font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;letter-spacing:0.45px">she/her/hers</span><span style="letter-spacing:0.45px;color:rgb(64,77,91)"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><br></font></span><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><font color="#404d5b" style="letter-spacing:0.45px">Associate Professor & Interim Director of Graduate Studies <br></font><font style="letter-spacing:0.45px"><a href="https://cla.umn.edu/writing-studies" target="_blank"><font color="#660000">Department of </font></a><a href="https://cla.umn.edu/writing-studies" target="_blank"><font color="#660000">Writing Studies</font></a><font color="#741b47"> </font></font></font><span style="color:rgb(64,77,91);font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;letter-spacing:0.45px">| </span><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><font><span style="letter-spacing:0.45px"><font color="#404d5b">University of Minnesota<br></font></span></font></font><span style="color:rgb(64,77,91);font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;letter-spacing:0.45px">Assistant Editor | </span><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><a href="http://journals.upress.ufl.edu/rhm/index" style="font-style:italic" target="_blank"><font color="#660000">Rhetoric of Health and Medicine </font></a><br></font><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;letter-spacing:0.45px"><font color="#404d5b">Co-Chair | </font></span><a href="http://medicalrhetoric.com/symposium" style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif;letter-spacing:0.45px" target="_blank"><font color="#660000">Rhetoric of Health and Medicine Symposium</font></a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>