Neal Lerner Chair and Associate Professor of English n.lerner@neu.edu Expertise Composition and rhetoric, literacy, writing across the curriculum Neal Lerner in the Press Boston.com Today is National Punctuation Day (!!!) “I personally don’t feel particularly rankled by this,” said Neal Lerner, an English professor at Northeastern University, who’s been teaching for more than 25 years. “Read an Emily Dickinson poem and you’ll see how she does the same thing. I love that idea of a writer using what resources are available and repurposing what’s available […] Neal Lerner for Northeastern Global News What’s on your summer reading list? Here’s what faculty are digging into What’s on your summer reading list? Here’s what faculty are digging into Whether you prefer to breeze through a half-dozen beach reads or challenge your intellectual acumen with a couple 800-page brain-busters, the summer months provide a unique opportunity to explore what the literary world has to offer. Here’s what a handful of faculty are reading these days. Take 5: Tips to sharpen your writing skills Take 5: Tips to sharpen your writing skills No matter what you study, good writing skills will help you achieve success in both the classroom and the workplace. Here are five tips to help you write your next essay, cover letter, or office-wide email. New English Department faculty member wins book award New English Department faculty member wins book award Associate Professor Neal Lerner, director of the Writing Center in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, earns honor for his work on teaching. 3Qs: The end of handwriting perhaps, but not writing 3Qs: The end of handwriting perhaps, but not writing Indiana recently became the latest state to remove the requirement for its schools to teach handwriting, leading to the debate over whether cursive is outdated in our digital society or a critical component of youth learning. We asked Neal Lerner, an associate professor of English and the director of the Writing Center at Northeastern University, to weigh in.
Boston.com Today is National Punctuation Day (!!!) “I personally don’t feel particularly rankled by this,” said Neal Lerner, an English professor at Northeastern University, who’s been teaching for more than 25 years. “Read an Emily Dickinson poem and you’ll see how she does the same thing. I love that idea of a writer using what resources are available and repurposing what’s available […]