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Ensuring Product Quality Through Good Grammar
Jun 18, 2024
A stickler for the rules, Justin Loughrey prides himself on consistently following every standard operating procedure by the letter. His...
Refined Editing Skills to Boost a Writing Career
Mar 13, 2024
“Use the right word.”
Oakland native Lia Mezzio says her mother—an English major who taught her early on to love reading, writing...
A New Career in Communication
Feb 14, 2024
A career in the trades renovating homes, to a new one as a speech pathologist, and then to work in editing. That's Megan Rupert’s...
You’re Already a Writer
May 2, 2023
Think about your daily life: You write texts and emails to friends, family and colleagues. You make comments and posts on Instagram,...
Backed by Formal Education
Oct 27, 2022
The technology that we know today was in its infancy when Scott Barney headed off to college. A career in communication wasn’t in his...
Communication by Design
Sep 12, 2022
Professional Sequence in Editing and Professional Sequence in Technical Communication graduate Amber Fischer grew up in Boulder, Colo.,...
Fifteen Hours and 5,900 Miles Away
Aug 30, 2022
In March 2020, my UC Berkeley Extension class shifted suddenly from a live classroom-based course to one held via Zoom. Although I...
A Flame Rekindled
Aug 5, 2022
For Natalie Lynn Harrison, finding her path in life via non-traditional educational opportunities is not something new.
Neither is...
Alexa, Check My Spelling
Mar 2, 2022
Sure, you can ask Siri or Alexa to tell you a joke, add something to your grocery list or set a timer. You can even have your Tesla...