Category: Writing Center Work

by Brett Green, Guest Blogger, IUPUI Undergraduate As college students, we writers have so much going on — other classes, jobs, social obligations, etc., — that we often forget the most important steps in writing: prewriting, drafting, and revising. I would bet that if I took a poll, a majority of students who write any …

by Jennifer Price Mahoney, Interim Director, University Writing Center In 1972, comedian George Carlin released a now-famous routine called “The Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV.” When the routine was broadcast, uncensored, by a radio station in California, an indecency lawsuit was launched that cast a spotlight on public language; testimony included examples …

by Ruth Butler, Tutor-in-Training, University Writing Center Professionalism in a university writing center is the topic of much discussion, but definitions of what it actually means remain vague. This vagueness is, to a point, intentional: it allows flexibility while setting up a general guideline for what is acceptable. Establishing a professional setting in a writing …