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Writing about Writing

Cracking the Block: 8 Suggestions for Defeating Writer’s Block

We’ve all been there. You have a paper due (tomorrow!), and as you sit there staring at your computer screen, the words just will not come. How…

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Writing about Writing

Door Mats and Matadors: What Frank Underwood Taught Me about Writing

The new season of House of Cards was released on Valentine’s Day, marking the return of the duplicitous Frank Underwood on his quest for power. In the…

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Multilingualism

Help! How do I give a presentation? Five takeaways from the CMWR’s workshop

Last week, we at the Collaborative for Multilingual Writing and Research hosted a workshop on classroom strategies for learners of English as an additional language.  We realized…

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Outreach and Events Writing about Writing

Chat with a Tutor: A Force for Democracy?

The UCWbL’s highly popular Chat with a Tutor service is back and better than ever. Let’s take a look at how to use it–and why you should.

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Writing about Writing

Quick Questions: On Professional Bios

Question:  I am working on a professional bio. Can you tell me how to properly write this, specifically  how to write out the degrees (Masters, Master, master,…

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Writing about Writing

Quick Questions: On Citing Commercials

Question:  How would I cite a commercial in my works cited page?

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Writing about Writing

Quick Questions: On Apostrophes

Question: Where do I use the apostrophe? I wanted to ensure our teams win. Is it team’s win or teams’ win? Or do I not use one?

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New Media Research Writing about Writing

On Open Access Scholarship

“Open Science, Open Minds.” That’s the slogan of Intech, an online resource with a wealth of science journals (and books) available for download, for free! I remember stumbling…

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Outreach and Events

Outposts Now Open for Winter Quarter

The Writing Center’s Loop Outpost is now open for tutoring Monday through Thursday from 4-6pm in the Adult Student Center (on the 11th floor of the DePaul…

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Writing about Writing

Stay in & Chat with a Tutor!

With all this precipitation, trudging through the snow to the Writing Center might seem a little daunting. Luckily, the Writing Center is only a click away! The…