Rhetoric and Composition
Oberlin expects its students to write and communicate well. Regardless of major, we want all students to be confident, competent, and capable writers. Courses for the minor in rhetoric and composition encourage you to understand writing as a means of discovery, reflection, and critical thinking to enable you to negotiate the demands of academic and college-level writing.

Program Facts
- Program Type: Minor
- Department: Rhetoric and Composition
Department Chair
Jan Cooper,John C. Reid Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition and English
Contact
- 440-775-6601
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Rhetoric and Composition Faculty
Rhetoric and composition faculty are both scholars and teachers who devote their careers to making important contributions to their disciplines through writing and research. They are committed to helping students become confident, competent, capable writers and critical thinkers, as writing is one of the primary skills needed for almost any occupation.
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Jan Cooper
John C. Reid Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Composition and English
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Laurie McMillin
Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
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Cortney Smith
Visiting Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition
Rhetoric and Composition News
Writing in the Time of Crisis: Incoming First-Years Published in Away Journal
August 20, 2020
Hayley Segall ’20 Awarded Jacobs Prize for the Study of Religion
July 28, 2020
Hal Sundt on Writing About Pythons and Amusement Parks
April 15, 2020