Contact Information

Princeton Writing Program
South Baker Hall / Whitman College
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
U.S.A.

Telephone: (609) 258-2702
Fax: (609) 258-1823
E-mail: writing@princeton.edu

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Administrative Staff

	Kerry Walk, Director kwalk@princeton.edu
	Amanda Irwin Wilkins, Associate Director awilkins@princeton.edu
	Judy Swan, Assistant Director jswan@princeton.edu
	Raphael Allison, Assistant Director rcalliso@princeton.edu
	Margie Duncan, Program Manager mmduncan@princeton.edu
	Keith Thomas, Computing Support Specialist keitht@princeton.edu
	Jennifer Santiago, Program Assistant writing@princeton.edu

Overview

Established in 1991, the Princeton Writing Program is dedicated to encouraging excellence in writing and the teaching of writing throughout the University. The Writing Program, a freestanding unit overseen by the Dean of the College, fulfills its mission through these core initiatives:

The Writing Seminars. Each year, the Princeton Writing Program offers over 100 Writing Seminars of 12 students each on a wide variety of special topics, from human intelligence and economic inequality to the civil rights movement and contemporary American prose. Writing Seminars provide intensive instruction in college-level inquiry and argument, and introduce students to library research methods. The courses are taught by scholars and scientists from across the disciplinary spectrum with special training in the teaching of writing, and include full-time post-doctoral lecturers, as well as regular Princeton faculty, qualified administrators and staff, and graduate students in DCE status. Every freshman must complete a Writing Seminar to fulfill the University writing requirement. A downloadable "Outcomes Statement for the Writing Seminar" is available here.

The Writing Center. The Writing Center offers all Princeton undergraduate and graduate students free one-on-one conferences with experienced fellow writers trained to consult on assignments and projects in any discipline. Writing Center Fellows number about 65 and collectively hold over 2,000 appointments a year. Extended conferences are available for students working on research projects. Through a special initiative, Writing Center Fellows work with student writers in specific courses. In Fall 2007, the many courses with Fellows attached include AMS 201, American Places; FRS 149, Earth’s Changing Surface and Climate; and WOM 393, Gender and Science.

Writing in Science and Engineering (WSE). The Writing Program offers several sections of two newly approved graduate half-term courses—WRI 501, for international graduate students on reading and writing the scientific literature, and WRI 502, for advanced graduate students in the early stages of drafting a research article for publication. In addition, the Writing Program offers a wide array of writing workshops designed specifically for science and engineering students.

Teaching Writing in the Disciplines. Through this initiative, the Writing Program seeks to enhance the teaching of writing in courses across the University. Workshops for faculty and graduate student instructors focus on integrating writing instruction into courses, designing writing assignments, responding effectively to student writing, and grading consistently and fairly. The Writing Program regularly partners with the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning on programming.

For more information about the Princeton Writing Program, browse the Program website or download a detailed overview of the Program.