WSIP offers writing institutes for university undergraduate and graduate students. We are focused on helping students hone their skills in writing as they prepare for successful academic experiences. For questions about any of our institutes, please contact ahholm@arizona.edu or writingskills@arizona.edu.
Academic Writing in The Borderlands
This program supports students’ awareness of themselves as scholars whose research and writing are shaped by their positionalities as students in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. Regardless of academic discipline and focus of study, their work is influenced by dynamics of our context. Our goal is to help them develop deeper thinking skills about their research and writing processes and accountability to the communities affected by their positionalities. They learn to think beyond writing conventions to consider how issues of diversity, social justice, integrity, equity, and responsibility manifest in writing. These skills promote the development of research and writing practices that support the U of A’s commitment to inclusive excellence. While we encourage focus on the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands because that is where we are located, this program models a framework that can be adapted for student scholars working in any Borderlands.
Graduate Writing Institute (GWI)
The GWI helps graduate students and post-docs hone their academic writing skills and receive both professional and peer feedback in order to develop written documents, such as proposals, thesis and dissertation chapters, and manuscripts for publication.
If you're feeling stuck, concerned about your writing, or just know that you benefit from the support of a writing community, the GWI may be the place for you!
Visit our YouTube channel to view testimonies from past participants!
Writing Boost!
A one-week institute for undergraduate and graduate students to help students transition into college-level writing.