Image of students presenting their workDr. Cornel West speaks at the 2011 “Democracy and Public Argument” conferenceImage of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz speaking during the 2010 Latino Heritage CelebrationGrace Musila delivers WID Distinguished Lecture
  • Students present their work
  • 2011 “Democracy and Public Argument” keynote speaker Dr. Cornel West
  • Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz speaks during the 2010 Latino Heritage Celebration
  • Grace Musila delivers WID Distinguished Lecture

News

Phillip Troutman receives Smithsonian Senior Fellowship
Phillip Troutman is shown poring over a large book at GW's Gelman Library.
March 28, 2018
Bernardita Yunis has won the 2018 Bender Teaching Award
March 02, 2018
Gordon Mantler's Article Published in #Charlottesville: Before and Beyond
March 02, 2018
Phillip Troutman's Op Ed Published in the GW Hatchet
March 02, 2018
UWP Student's UW1020 Paper Published in 'Film Matters Magazine'
March 02, 2018
UWP's Jessica McCaughey Awarded the 2017-2018 CCCC Emergent Researcher Award
February 02, 2018

Welcome

The University Writing Program (UWP) offers courses to strengthen every GW student's ability to write clearly and effectively at the university and in other arenas, and emphasizes the importance of writing for success in all academic, public, and professional enterprises that require critical thinking and communication.

The George Washington University's University Writing Program has been selected for the 2017-2018 CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence.

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Writing Program in the News

Phillip Troutman receives Smithsonian Senior Fellowship

Phillip Troutman, Deputy Director of Writing in the Disciplines and Assistant Professor of Writing, has been awarded the Smithsonian Senior Fellowship for 2018!

UWP Awarded the CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence

The George Washington University's University Writing Program has been selected for the 2017-2018 CCCC Writing Program Certificate of Excellence.

Rachel Riedner receives Fulbright Specialist Grant

Rachel Riedner, Executive Director of the University Writing Program, has received a Fulbright Specialist grant for Summer 2016. She will be working at the University of Tromsø – the Arctic University of Norway (UiT) in May.

Program Administrators

Rachel Riedner, Executive Director (Sabbatical Fall 2018)
Zachary Wolfe, Interim Executive Director; Director of First Year Writing
Sandra Friedman, Interim Director of First Year Writing
Danika Myers, Deputy Director of First Year Writing
Gordon Mantler, Director of Writing in the Disciplines
Christine Zink, Deputy Director of Writing in the Disciplines
Phyllis Ryder, Director of the Writing Center
Carol Hayes, Deputy Director of the Writing Center

 

Elisa Valero, Operations Manager
Gil Huerta, Operations Coordinator

 

Paul Hayes, Director of GW Debate
http://www.gwdebate.org

 

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