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On Writing – "Research, Advocacy, and the Academy: Making Writing Count"
Feb. 10, 2015—The Writing Studio “On Writing” Series will present “Research, Advocacy, and the Academy: Making Writing Count” on Wednesday, February 25, at 4:30pm in Alumni Hall 100. Join George Hornberger, University Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Environmental Science, Craig E. Philip Professor in Engineering, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Director...
Graduate Writing Consultant Applications Due February 27
Jan. 28, 2015—The Writing Studio is in the process of hiring Graduate Writing Consultants for the 2015-2016 academic year. Available positions for graduate students include Graduate Consultants, who offer 5-15 hours of writing consultation per week, as well as the following fellowships: the Arts and Science Writing Fellow, the Peabody Writing Fellow, the Philosophy Writing Fellow, and...
Now seeking Undergraduate Writing Consultants for 2015-2016!
Jan. 5, 2015—In January 2015, the Writing Studio will begin its hiring process for 2015-2016 Undergraduate Writing Consultant positions. Undergraduate Consultants earn $10.00 per hour. All Vanderbilt undergraduates with an overall GPA of 3.5 or better are welcome to apply. Application Deadline: Friday, February 6, 2015 Click here for full application instructions. Find out more! Join us...
Affective Meets Effective: Emotion and Academic Writing
Dec. 8, 2014—By Faith Barter English Writing Fellow for Fall 2014, Vanderbilt Writing Studio As someone who thrives on the semester-long relationships built through classroom teaching, I began my semester as a Writing Studio Fellow with some trepidation. Would I spend the semester making tentative connections with clients I would never see again? It seemed like an...
Writing Studio's Exam Week Hours
Dec. 4, 2014—As classes wind up and the semester enters its final stretch, we want to make sure you know that the Writing Studio will be open throughout most of the exam period. Our last appointments of the semester will be during the day on Thursday, December 11 (no evening hours that night). Until then, we’ll be...
Nominations Open for the Undergraduate Writing Symposium!
Nov. 24, 2014—Held each March, the Undergraduate Writing Symposium provides an opportunity for Vanderbilt to celebrate and showcase the exemplary writing of its undergraduate students. We welcome nomination of argumentative essays, research reports, and other writing projects that can be read aloud. Any piece completed during the 2014 calendar year is welcome to compete for inclusion in...
Announcing New Evening Hours in Alumni Hall!
Aug. 8, 2014—The Writing Studio is excited to add evening hours at our location in Alumni Hall for the first time ever. Starting this fall, we’ll be open Wednesday and Thursday nights until 10:00pm in 117 Alumni Hall. We will be continuing to offer evening hours at our location in the Commons Center: Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday...
The Writing Studio opens Wednesday, August 20! Sign up now for an appointment.
Aug. 8, 2014—The Writing Studio will reopen for the Fall 2014 semester on Wednesday, August 20, and our schedule for the semester is now live online. Thank you to all of our summer patrons! We look forward to seeing you and many new faces in the coming academic year.
2014 Morgan Award winners!
Apr. 24, 2014—Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 Henrietta Hickman Morgan Memorial Award for First-Year Writers! Thanks, too, to all who submitted their work for consideration. This year the Morgan Award committee reviewed over 100 submissions and over 650 pages of writing by Vanderbilt’s first-year students. Learn more about the annual Morgan Award competition here.
Undergraduate Writing Symposium Nominations
Dec. 20, 2013—Please have nominations in by January 17th, 2014. To nominate a student, please fill out the nomination form on the Undergraduate Writing Symposium Nomination page.