A letter from the director
I’m writing during finals week of Spring 2024, a time of year that I always experience as both celebratory and reflective. The dogwoods are blooming, the sun is shining (some days), and students are...
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Welcome to the (new) WW!
POV: You visited the Writers Workshop’s original location in the Undergraduate Library, and now you’re taking a digital tour of the new WW space . . . With the Undergrad Library being converted into...
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Catching up with the consultants
Consultant Spotlight: Rayven Morrow Rayven Morrow, a doctoral student in education policy, organization, and leadership, has been with the Writers Workshop since Fall 2020 and served as an assistant...
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Supporting students with strategic partnerships
At the Writers Workshop, our goal is pretty straightforward: to help students become better writers! We’re excited to introduce two new initiatives that reflect our commitment to supporting specialized...
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Innovating tutorial modes at the Writers Workshop
For some writers, the usual Writers Workshop hours of 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. are quite busy – maybe they’re off campus, or their schedule simply does not allow time to rush to the library or a satellite...
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Scaffolding reflective pedagogy: How ongoing professional development fosters...
For the last five years, 95% of post-session surveys rated writers’ experiences at the Workshop as “Excellent” or “Very good.” Such consistent satisfaction—across a breadth of student backgrounds and...
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From Writing Clinic to Writers Workshop: Supporting students 30 years later
The Writers Workshop has fostered the growth of strong writers across campus since opening in 1989. We have stayed committed to the Workshop’s founding mission while changing to meet the latest...
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Supporting international and multilingual students
I remember one of the first times a professor marked up my essay in colored ink, more vivid and profound than all the other times my professors had complimented my writing. I shoved my essay quickly...
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