Recapping Crow sessions at CCCC that Dilger was able to attend…
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We are a team of researchers and teachers-scholars who study writing and the teaching of writing in academic settings. Our interdisciplinary team has expertise in applied linguistics, second language studies, writing program administration, and technical communication. Crow team-members work at the University of Arizona, Purdue University, UMass Boston, North Carolina State University, Northern Arizona University and Old Dominion University.
Since 2016, we have been working together to share Crow, the Corpus and Repository of Writing—an open science project (open data, open source and open pedagogical resources) digital platform that integrates a corpus of undergraduate student writing and a repository of teaching materials from three universities. Our commitment to open science is embodied in the sharing of the source code and tools for building your own corpora on GitHub, Corpus-in-a-Box (CIABATTA), which you can use to compile your own corpora and share it with the world using our interface. We also share and research how to work collaboratively across institutions through constructive distributed work model (CDW).
Recent News
Crow Spotlight: Chloe Hunt
Congratulations Chloe! We happily share that our undergraduate researcher, Chloe Hunt, graduates from North Carolina State University (NCSU) in May of 2026. She will be graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in professional writing and rhetoric with minors in film and…
Dr. Shelley Staples takes Crow to Brazil
Instead of silence, language fills the air. Words upon words topple out of people’s mouths in an attempt to reach out. A way to overcome distance, slowly bridging the gap between culture and identity to grow and deepen understanding. It’s…
Happy 10th Birthday to writecrow.org 🎉
Ten years ago this week, writecrow.org hatched onto the internet! When founding Crowbird Dr. Bradley Dilger clicked “Publish” on March 23, 2016, he never knew how high the Crow (Corpus & Repository Of Writing) project would fly. And fly, it has….
Dr. Ge Lan and Hailey Jie Yang Present at the
This is the first post highlighting information from our Crow Symposium. For the second post, please navigate here! On January 31, the annual 2026 Crow Symposium showcased two excellent ongoing research projects from Crowbirds Dr. Hadi Banat and the team of…
Crow Spotlight: Dr. Jessica Ketcham
Crow Fellow Utilizes Corpora-Based Learning! Jessica, one of our 2025 Crow fellows, is a full professor and the Writing Center Faculty Lead at Cascadia College, a liberal arts community college co-located with the University of Washington Bothell (UW Bothell) campus. Jessica…
Crow Spotlight: Chloe Hunt
Congratulations Chloe! We happily share that our undergraduate researcher, Chloe Hunt, graduates from North Carolina State University (NCSU) in May of 2026. She will be graduating…
Dr. Shelley Staples takes Crow to Brazil
Instead of silence, language fills the air. Words upon words topple out of people’s mouths in an attempt to reach out. A way to overcome…
Happy 10th Birthday to writecrow.org 🎉
Ten years ago this week, writecrow.org hatched onto the internet! When founding Crowbird Dr. Bradley Dilger clicked “Publish” on March 23, 2016, he never knew how…
Dr. Ge Lan and Hailey Jie Yang Present at the
This is the first post highlighting information from our Crow Symposium. For the second post, please navigate here! On January 31, the annual 2026 Crow Symposium…
Crow Spotlight: Dr. Jessica Ketcham
Crow Fellow Utilizes Corpora-Based Learning! Jessica, one of our 2025 Crow fellows, is a full professor and the Writing Center Faculty Lead at Cascadia College, a…
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