Communication
The 5 Things You Need to Do to Prep Your Writing for Winter Break
We all know that breaks are important for our well-being and long-term productivity, but how do we take time off without losing momentum on our projects? The...
Writing Literature Reviews
Many dissertations, research proposals, and articles require a literature review. But many grad students get stuck on this deceptively simple genre of...
Public Speaking—for the Anxious and the Not-So-Anxious
“There are only two types of speakers in the world: the nervous and the liars.”–Mark Twain. Speaking to an audience is important for your professional life...
Fall Shut Up & Write Tuesdays
Writing alongside others is a best practice for academic writing! This weekly drop-in provides time and space to write while caffeinated - come late or leave...
Fall Shut Up & Write Tuesdays
Writing alongside others is a best practice for academic writing! This weekly drop-in provides time and space to write while caffeinated - come late or leave...
Fall Shut Up & Write Tuesdays
Writing alongside others is a best practice for academic writing! This weekly drop-in provides time and space to write while caffeinated - come late or leave...
Fall Shut Up & Write Tuesdays
Writing alongside others is a best practice for academic writing! This weekly drop-in provides time and space to write while caffeinated - come late or leave...
Beyond Book Reports: Critically Engaging the Literature
Have you received feedback that you need to engage more critically with the existing scholarship? Do you have questions about what you need to cite, or if...
Drafting Clinic
All writers agree: drafting is hard. By “drafting,” we mean that blank-page moment between research and initial draft, when most sentences are being composed...
Crafting Slides for Engaging Presentations
Do you ever envy a presenter’s slick presentation? Do you wish you could convey your data simply and tell a great story that engages your audience? Join us...
How Do I Sound More Scholarly?: Demystifying the Elements of Academic Writing
Do you want your writing to sound more “scholarly”? Academic writing expectations vary across cultural and disciplinary lines – and are rarely explained...
Effective Poster Design
Conference coming up? Not sure how to make a great poster? Come get a crash-course in making a poster presentation. We’ll cover the basics of graphic design...