Praxis Conference Now Accepting Submissions
After a pause during COVID, the UW Seattle English Department's Praxis Conference is back! This year's conference will be on May 30, 2025, at the HUB on the Seattle campus. This year’s theme, Multiplicity, focuses on the diverse ways people communicate, learn, and express themselves in and beyond the classroom, asking us to consider what it means to embrace multiplicity for students, teachers, and communities. Key questions include:
The Writing@UW Fellowship, Now in its Second Year, Adopts a New Partner Model
The Writing@UW Fellowship is now in its second year, continuing to support faculty members teaching W courses who want to take their writing instruction to the next level. This program takes place during Winter Quarter 2025 and introduces a new partner model, encouraging faculty to collaborate within their departments or closely affiliated units.
Spaces for Students Available in Writing Studios
Do you have students in your courses who might benefit from structured and dedicated time to work through their writing projects? Then please direct them to English 115, Writing Studio. These courses are 2 credits, meet two days a week, are offered at a variety of days and times, are small and low-stakes, and provide students with 2 W credits.
Applications for the Writing@UW Fellowship Are Now Being Accepted
The Writing@UW Fellowship application is now open!
Join a Multilingual Learning Community!
Odegaard Writing and Research Center (OWRC)'s new Multilingual Learning Communities (MLCs) still have room for students to register this term!
This FREE small-group tutoring is designed for multilingual students who are interested in critically reflecting upon and engaging their skills/resources in a collaborative, supportive environment. MLCs offer weekly, tutor-led group support for self-identified multilingual writers taking writing- and reading-intensive courses.
New Writing Studios Now Open for Fall!
The English 115 Writing Studios are expanding and several new sections are now open this fall! ENGL 115 supports multilingual students who are enrolled in a composition (“C”) course at the same time. English 115 builds reading skills so that you can analyze complex texts, and provides lots of one-on-one support as you work on different kinds of writing. Credit/no-credit only. (Does not earn C or W credit).