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Peer Writing Tutoring

Joint Tutor Interview: Brooks H. and Meghan K.

This interview was recorded via Zoom on Friday, April 29th, between DePaul University’s writing tutor Brooks H. and Wheaton College’s writing consultant Meghan K. The current blog editor…

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Outreach and Events Peer Writing Tutoring

Joint Tutor Interview: Ishika B. & Eunice R.

This interview was recorded via Zoom on Monday, February 14th, between DePaul University’s writing tutor Ishika B. and Wheaton College’s writing consultant Eunice R. The current blog editor…

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Outreach and Events Peer Writing Tutoring

UCWbL Origin Stories

Editor’s note: This post features a lovely throwback to previous staff members and treasured memories. On February 24, 2017, I attended the quarterly event, Dandelions in the…

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Writing about Writing

Don’t write for the void: Thinking intentionally about sharing your work

Whether we recognize it or not, most art involves writing in some way, be it scribbles on a paper napkin about an idea for a new painting,…

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Writing about Writing

Maintaining Voice in Academic Writing

As writers throughout our academic careers, one primary lesson we constantly learn is to find our own voices; our pieces should be reflective of our personalities. Writers find…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Rapport Building with Hesitant Writers

There is a reason that “Build and cultivate rapport” is one of the core beliefs of DePaul University’s Center for Writing-based Learning (UCWbL); it’s an integral way…

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Social Justice

Merging Pedagogies: Feminism & The Writing Center

As a women’s and gender studies major, I always find myself seeking and making connections to what I learn and develop in the classroom. Women’s studies is…

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4 Steps to Collaboratively Setting An Agenda In Advertising

A successful advertising campaign is one of the most difficult tasks to accomplish. This is because the smallest error can throw an entire campaign’s message off. The…

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Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

Asking for Help: Tutoring and Vulnerability

Asking for help is, for many people, a deeply uncomfortable experience; many people are worried about appearing weak or vulnerable, and so they never ask for help.

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Peer Writing Tutoring

Mentoring Made Day 1 Awesome

One of the most pivotal days so far in my experience at the UCWbL was my first day at work. I was nervous about the staff, the…