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Neal Lerner
Neal Lerner
Chair and Associate Professor of English

Neal Lerner for Northeastern Global News

What’s on your summer reading list? Here’s what faculty are digging into

What’s on your summer reading list? Here’s what faculty are digging into

Whether you prefer to breeze through a half-dozen beach reads or challenge your intellectual acumen with a couple 800-page brain-busters, the summer months provide a unique opportunity to explore what the literary world has to offer. Here’s what a handful of faculty are reading these days.
Take 5: Tips to sharpen your writing skills

Take 5: Tips to sharpen your writing skills

No matter what you study, good writing skills will help you achieve success in both the classroom and the workplace. Here are five tips to help you write your next essay, cover letter, or office-wide email.
New English Department faculty member wins book award

New English Department faculty member wins book award

Associate Professor Neal Lerner, director of the Writing Center in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, earns honor for his work on teaching.
3Qs: The end of handwriting perhaps, but not writing

3Qs: The end of handwriting perhaps, but not writing

Indiana recently became the latest state to remove the requirement for its schools to teach handwriting, leading to the debate over whether cursive is outdated in our digital society or a critical component of youth learning. We asked Neal Lerner, an associate professor of English and the director of the Writing Center at Northeastern University, to weigh in.