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  • 2011 “Democracy and Public Argument” keynote speaker Dr. Cornel West
  • Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz speaks during the 2010 Latino Heritage Celebration

News and Events

Professor Randi Gray Kristensen Participates in NEH Summer Institute
August 12, 2016
Book Release: Jonathan Dueck coedits Oxford Handbook of Music and World Christianities
March 30, 2016
Gordon Mantler receives Summer Fellowship from BMRC
March 02, 2016
Michael Svoboda’s research cited in Environment & Energy article
February 26, 2016
Rachel Riedner receives Fulbright Specialist Grant
February 01, 2016
Interview with Kathy Larsen about World Film Locations: Washington D.C.
January 26, 2016

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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.

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Program Administrators

Rachel Riedner, Executive Director
Sandie Friedman, Director of First Year Writing
Zachary Wolfe, Deputy Director of First Year Writing
Randi Kristensen, Director of Writing in the Disciplines
Jonathan Dueck, Deputy Director of Writing in the Disciplines
Carol Hayes, Director of the Writing Center
Phyllis Ryder, Deputy Director of the Writing Center

Elisa Valero, Operations Manager
Gil Huerta, Operations Coordinator