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The Program in Writing and Rhetoric offers notations in cultural rhetorics and science communication.

A Notation is a designation that appears on your transcript indicating your advanced work in rhetoric and communication. It is like a minor but allows more latitude in completing the required work and focuses on an interdisciplinary ePortfolio rather than a high number of additional courses.

Click on the cards below to learn more about each notation program.

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Notation in Cultural Rhetorics

Consider the ways that language, rhetoric, and ideas operate across cultures and traditions

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Notation in Science Communication

Develop the ability to communicate technical information to a variety of audiences using multiple genres and modes

How do students earn a Notation?

To earn the official "Notation" designation on their transcript, students complete a focused program that combines coursework, advising and a capstone ePortfolio.

Applications are currently open for both the NCR and NSC, and due May 23rd at 5PM! 

Learn more about Notation Academic Requirements  

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Upcoming and Recent Events

Writing a History of US Mental Health Diagnosis - With or Without the NIH
April 8, 2025 | 3:30-5:30 PM | CERAS 101 Free and Open to the Public

A Discussion with Dr. Lisa Mendelman

How have the rapidly changing realities of scientific research in the US impacted science-adjacent work in the health humanities? Dr. Lisa Mendelman is at work on her second book, about the intersectional histories of popular mental health diagnoses in the early twentieth-century US. She is Associate Professor of English and Digital Humanities at Menlo College, a recent applicant for NIH funding, and a former recipient of NEH and NSF funding. A combined NSC and NCR event. 

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February 18, 2025 | 4:30 - 6:30 PM | Thornton 210

Downloadathon 2025!

Come learn how to archive the web content that matters to you and your communities at Stanford and beyond! At this joint NCR and NSC event, we'll talk about the incredible tools of the Internet Archive and Wayback Machine (with our Notation ePortfolios in mind), and practice preserving at-risk digital materials. Pizza and baked goods provided! 

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