Ruby Macksoud

Ruby Macksoud is a faculty member and Director of the Internship and Career Futures Program (https://www.usnews.com/education/articles/why-majoring-in-the-humanitie…). She specializes in TESOL, linguistics, and applied linguistics, and has trained thousands of undergraduate and graduate students both in these fields and across English studies more broadly, leading work-integrated and experiential learning initiatives in literature, creative writing, writing, rhetorics, and literacies, film and media studies, narrative studies, and culture, technology, and the environment, as well as English education.

Her work emphasizes skills development in the humanities, helping students build adaptable, transferable capacities while staying curious about the possibilities their studies can open. Through partnerships with multinational companies, community organizations, and government agencies, she creates opportunities for students to apply their learning in real-world contexts and explore a wide range of future pathways.

Macksoud has published on teacher preparation and project-based learning, presented at conferences worldwide, and mentored students who have done remarkable things, including:

• Linguistics grad pours his heart into making connections https://news.asu.edu/20201208-linguistics-grad-pours-his-heart-making-connections
• Graduating transfer student blooms into Peace Corps volunteer https://news.asu.edu/20200430-graduating-transfer-student-blooms-peace-corps-volunteer
• ASU grad understands importance of home https://news.asu.edu/20191209-asu-grad-understands-importance-home
• A pitch-perfect learning opportunity https://news.asu.edu/20180313-solutions-asu-graduate-students-english-san-diego-padres
• In praise of happenstance https://news.asu.edu/20191206-sun-devil-life-english-grad-leah-soto-asu
• ASU grad shares her gift for linguistics with the world https://news.asu.edu/20191206-sun-devil-life-english-grad-melody-taylor
• After finding her calling, ESL grad will serve those in need through language https://news.asu.edu/20181130-after-finding-her-calling-esl-grad-will-serve-those-need-through-language
• When the coach becomes the student https://news.asu.edu/20240426-sun-devil-community-when-coach-becomes-student
• Graduating ASU film student befriends the macabre https://news.asu.edu/20240426-sun-devil-community-graduating-asu-film-student-befriends-macabre
• English grad perseveres in 'unrelenting pursuit of story' https://news.asu.edu/20250428-sun-devil-community-english-grad-perseveres-unrelenting-pursuit-story
• ASU film and media studies grad looks forward to shaping his own story https://news.asu.edu/20251201-sun-devil-community-asu-film-and-media-studies-grad-looks-forward-shaping-own-story