Meet Your Consultants

Consultants meet with students one-to-one in the Writer’s Workshop, consulting on their writing in 45-minute sessions with the goal of helping students improve their writing. After the session, consultants complete a report that includes a brief summary of the session and the writer's plans for revision. Consultants focus on the issues that research tells us can be improved in writing sessions (the writer’s process) rather than those they cannot control (the grade a student will receive). They look beyond just the assignment at hand to help students develop good writing habits and practices for their academic lives as writers. Consulting may occur at any step in the writing process, including brainstorming, planning, drafting, and revising for organization and clarity. Consultants are not copy-editors, though they may discuss grammar or style with students in some circumstances. Consultants do not do work for students; instead, they work with students.