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Wild Knights
The University of Bridgeport's English & Professional Writing Blog


UB Film Students Win Award
Students in FTDM 183, Special Topics in Film, were recently honored with an award for their scholarship in film studies. The entire...
Randy Laist
May 4, 20252 min read


RIP Research Paper
Dr. Randy Laist Since time out of mind in the history of college classes, the research paper had been the pedagogical climax of the...
Randy Laist
May 1, 20255 min read


A Story for Your Sake
By Abigail Giron Marroquin The spring 2025 semester at the University of Bridgeport is about to wrap up as I am writing this. For me, it...
Randy Laist
Apr 19, 20252 min read


In the Halls of UB
A poem about life and learning at the University of Bridgeport by Steph-Ann T. Wynter In the halls where knowledge flows, A path...
Randy Laist
Apr 5, 20251 min read


Creation
By Abigail Giron Marroquin, Editor-in-Chief of Groundswell 2025 Groundswell is the University of Bridgeport’s art and literary...
Randy Laist
Apr 1, 20252 min read


Human Writing in the Chatbot Age
Here at the University of Bridgeport, we believe that writing is a powerful tool – perhaps the human mind’s most powerful technique – for...
Randy Laist
Feb 19, 20252 min read


15 Cents and the American Dream
By Abigail Giron Marroquin, English and Professional Writing Class of 2025. Abigail Giron Marroquin, the Editor-in-Chief of the 2025...
Randy Laist
Feb 14, 20253 min read


Writing Across the Curriculum in the Age of AI
Writing is a powerful tool for processing information, integrating new learning with background knowledge, and developing new...
Randy Laist
Apr 22, 20246 min read


UB Students Build their own Exoplanets
25 University of Bridgeport students were recently sucked into a wormhole and transported to distant reaches of the universe. The...
Randy Laist
Feb 27, 20243 min read


Groundswell, UB’s Art & Lit Magazine, Celebrates Student Voices in New Issue
A dying dog. A falling leaf. Your own image in the mirror. The pain of injustice. The headache that won’t go away. The infinite...
Randy Laist
Jan 26, 20243 min read
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