About the Center for Writing

Mission

Through individual consultations and in partnership with academic departments, the Center for Writing supports students and educators who practice, teach with, and research writing at the University of Minnesota, throughout the state, and around the world. To fulfill this mission, the Center . . . (more)

History

The University of Minnesota’s Center for Writing is rooted in over four decades of commitment to writers and the use of writing as a tool for critical thinking, learning, and communicating in all fields.

Today’s Center for Writing builds upon the rich histories of four formerly independent centers: the General College Writing Center, the Student Writing Center, the Online Writing Center, and the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing. The merging of these four centers . . . (more)

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