Decolonial Options for Writing Consultations
I have been a writing consultant for nearly 7 years and I have seen many students struggle with the nuanced rules and regulations imposed by academic writing and convention. These rules and regulations...
View ArticlePostmodernism in the Writing Center
In conjunction with the Cultural Rhetorics Conference** this past weekend here at MSU, it is time for another installment of Theories in the Center. This time around we will be looking at postmodern...
View ArticleYour First Writing Assignment: Where to Start
As writers, it is often difficult to think of how to start. Whether it be an essay or everyone’s favorite, a literacy narrative, there are many ways to get going. When I am faced with beginning a new...
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Featured Resource: Purdue OWL
Hello again, it is time for a new featured resource! This time we will be taking a look at the Purdue OWL website. As a consultant one of the most frequent questions I help students with is how to cite...
View ArticleFeatured Resource: Wikipedia
This week’s featured resource is Wikipedia. Of all of the web resources available to students, Wikipedia is one of the most controversial. As we discussed briefly last time, Wikipedia is not a...
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The Writing Center’s New Locations: The MSU Union and McDonel Hall
The MSU Union The Writing Center would like to invite you to check out our two new satellite locations at The MSU Union and McDonel Hall. These new satellite locations have been opened to offer new and...
View ArticleFeatured Resource: TED Talks
This week we will be introducing a new bi-weekly article to our website users. The featured resource entry will cover different resources to help our clients more effectively construct and execute...
View ArticleAn Ode to the Writing Center
Oh, the Writing Center, How do I Love thee Let me count the Ways— With your Hot coffee and Tasty candy Trays We pass our Time speaking of words that Rhyme Discussing theoretical Matters that pass our...
View ArticleECWCA Reflection
A couple of weeks ago I had the great pleasure of attending the ECWCA Conference in South Bend, Indiana. For those of you who are not familiar with the ECWCA, the East Central Writing Center...
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