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Ushering in a new era for writing education at UChicago
- UChicago launches a new Core writing course, Inquiry, Conversation, Argument (ICA), for first-year students.
- ICA treats writing as an ongoing process that generates and communicates ideas through inquiry and conversation.
- The program integrates evidence-based argument and open, good-faith dialogue.
- About 20% of the class of 2029 is enrolled in ICA this year, with a goal to include all first-years by 2027–2028.
- ICA sections are designed around questions, not uniform content, to tailor learning to instructors’ strengths.
- The program emphasizes reading across disciplines and research with university librarians.
- UChicago anticipates the new ICA course will anchor broader writing-program reforms and the creation of a Chicago Center for Writing.
- University leaders frame ICA as essential to adapting to AI-era education and preserving clear, evidence-based thinking.
- Students in ICA engage with multimedia works and follow-up questions to deepen analysis.
- UChicago intends to broaden the impact of ICA by strengthening core writing instruction across majors.
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