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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.

Program Spotlight

Explore three areas of our programming via these spotlights.

Incoming First-Year Students

Browse the Exploring the Disciplines topics offered in Spring 2027.

See ENGCMP 0299 topics

Find Your Writing Community

Writing groups, workshops, and consultations for faculty, postdocs, and graduate students.

Find writing support

Resources for Teachers

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

Read about AI and teaching writing

Resources for W Courses

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

Browse W course resources.

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

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