AREA OF STUDY
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More Than Just Messages
Apr 9, 2019
On Thursday, March 27, 2013, Ken Mandelkern had an aha moment. It was after supper, and he was on the couch reading A Farewell to Arms...
7 min
Discovering Your Voice in Flash Fiction
Mar 28, 2018
What kind of story can you tell with just 100 words? Turns out, you can write stories that are complete with plot, written with care and...
6 min
Trusting in Potential
Mar 6, 2018
“I remember being unable to sleep one night—and thinking about the various inadequacies of the job I was working at the time—and...
6 min
Writing Like a Champion
Feb 6, 2018
More than five years ago, Vincent Chu took an important step toward officially becoming a writer: enrolling in The Craft of Writing, a...
4 min
Nonfiction Writer Discovers His Creativity
Oct 8, 2017
When Thomas Farley enrolled in Creative Nonfiction Workshop, he didn’t know what he was getting himself into. Already a published...
4 min
The “Non-Teaching” Teacher
Jun 15, 2017
“He is such a naturally talented teacher that I bet a knitting class with him would be fun and informative,” a Post-Baccalaureate...
6 min
Meet Editing Graduate Lorna Partington Walsh
Feb 28, 2017
Not only is Lorna Partington Walsh enhancing her creative writing by learning the ins and outs of editing, she’s also helping other...
3 min
Education Is a Two-Way Street
Jan 28, 2017
Not everyone is cut out to fully commit to higher education at 18 years old. Or at 22. Or even at 54. But what UC Berkeley Extension...
12 min
The Growing Need for Spanish-Speaking Professionals in the Bay Area
Jun 17, 2016
Chances are, you’ve thought about learning a foreign language before. Did you know ... The benefits of bilingualism include improved...