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The Writing Institute

The Writing Institute promotes a dynamic writing culture at the University of Pittsburgh, supports individual writers, and administers the Writing requirement.

About Us

Program Spotlight

Explore three areas of our programming via these spotlights.

Incoming First-Year Students

Browse topics for ENGCMP 0299

Browse available topics for the fall ENGCMP 0299 SC: Exploring the Disciplines courses.

Explore Writing Institute Programs

Faculty Writers

Faculty Writing Program

Write weekly with colleagues and meet your writing goals this summer.

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Resources for Teachers

Ai and the Teaching of Writing

Learn how you can help your students write in an AI world.

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Resources for W Courses

We provide resources for proposing, teaching, and assessing writing-intensive courses. 

Browse W course resources.

Explore resources for proposing and teaching writing-intensive courses

Our Team to Support Writing

The Writing Institute team brings together teachers, scholars, and program administrators with deep expertise in writing pedagogy, writing in the disciplines, and composition. Many of us have spent years in the classroom, teaching first-year composition, writing-intensive courses, and graduate seminars, and that teaching experience shapes how we approach every aspect of our work, from program design to one-on-one consultations.

Meet Our Team

Latest Updates

  • Seminar in Comp Faculty Fellows Program Grows

    Seminar in Composition is a writing course that most undergraduates at Pitt take in their first year. Fall 2026 will mark the second year of an innovative program that allows faculty from across the...

  • Tom Aspell working with a student

    Human Connection and the Writing Center

    By Angela Farkas, Director, The Writing Center

    AI has presented a challenge to college writing instructors and Writing Centers alike. Writing Centers especially have been put on the spot to justify the...