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Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistants gain invaluable hands-on experience in the business of teaching and thinking about writing, including the opportunities to:

  • Tutor and consult one-on-one with student writers
  • Assist in first-year writing classes
  • Develop professional expertise in writing and consulting
  • Acquire technical skills with writing software and computers in a lab setting

Application Process

  • Complete the Graduate Assistant application form available from the Graduate Studies office
  • One reference should attest to your ability to tutor writing in a college setting
  • Submit a letter addressing the following:
    • What prior experience(s) have you had that make you a candidate for a position in Writing Support?
    • How do you see a graduate assistantship in Writing Support contributing to your graduate studies and/or to your long-term career goals?
    • Address the letter to a Writing Support director in care of the English Department.
Last Updated 10/25/22