Students across the college have found a Rhetoric minor provides the necessary training in the arts of speaking, listening, arguing, persuading, and critical thinking valuable for any professional, vocational, and civic roles undertaken beyond the gates. Additionally, two students are pursuing student-initiated majors in Rhetoric.

class of 2025 student-initiated rhetoric majors

Jenna Miller

Political Rhetoric

SLOAN ROGERS

Rhetoric and Gender

Class of 2024 rhetoric minors

PETER BURDITT 

SOPHIA BURR

DAVID EDGE

RUTH LUNSFORD

TOM McMEEKIN

CAROLYN REID

ALISON RITCHER

MITCH SHAKESPEARE

SADIE THORNE

 

Class of 2025

MORGAN BOYLAN

GEORGE CALDWELL

ELIZABETH CONNORS

ANNALISE EIFFERT

VIENNA MARCUS

GRAHAM WEBB

 

Class of 2026

MARY WEBSTER BURKE

PARKER DALY

ERIN GRAFFEO

AIDAN JONES

KYUNG YUL LEE

ALLY MCCASLAND

JACK SLADE

BRYCE TIMMS

KENNETH WOODFORD

 

Class of 2027

SARAH EMERY BETTIS

Interested in studying Rhetoric?
Contact: Professor Sean O'Rourke, Professor Melody Lehn