“I didn’t think this class was going to help me do anything else in college, but I was wrong. I used the same writing steps to complete an essay for my philosophy class, and it became easy to write.” ...

We offer all University affiliates access to an electronic version of the New Faculty Guide to Competing for Research Funding, a resource for those who are new to submitting proposals, and reference ...

Choosing to become a freelance writer and turning your writing talents into a profitable career are two very different stories. You can possess excellent grammar and spelling skills, but if you can’t ...

As graduate job seekers prepared for faculty and industry openings this fall, we hosted a cover letter workshop that one participant, reflecting the views of others, characterized as “the best one ...

The philosopher Jordan Peterson says, "The best way to teach people critical thinking is to teach them to write... Because there is no difference between that and thinking... You need to learn to ...

The study of writing processes offers critical insights into the interplay between cognitive development and the act of writing. Researchers are increasingly employing digital techniques, such as ...

The earliest piece of writing I can remember producing was a story, written in phonetic spelling on small pieces of scrap paper stapled together. Mimicking as best I could a “real” picture book, I ...

The Faculty Summer Writing Retreats provide uninterrupted time and space for writing free from distractions. The weeklong daily retreats offer blocks of time for writing, an opportunity for individual ...

What Can Inhibit Writing Development? Like all learning problems, difficulties in writing can be devastating to a child's education and self-esteem. As children progress through school, they are ...

Almost 15 years ago, when I was in the midst of dealing with my mother’s worsening dementia, I started writing about the experience. I wrote about going to the emergency room; bringing her to an ...