HWC Services for Graduate Students
Welcome graduate students!
Thanks to the support of the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education (VPGE), the Hume Writing Center offers extensive support for graduate students writing theses, dissertations, conference papers, job talks, articles for publication, research and fellowship applications, and more. Experienced consultants with writing expertise can help you with brainstorming, outlining, organizing, and revising your writing for these purposes. We also provide consultations for improving the argument of digital media projects such as PowerPoint / slide-ware presentations and websites. All our services are free.
Please note: if you are looking for proofreading or line editing support, we can refer you to individual writing experts who offer those services for a fee. Email writingcenter@stanford.edu for a list of fee based editors/tutors.
One-on-One Consultations
"I am a much better writer by not sitting down and just writing, but by talking
to other people about my topic." --Stanford student
Appointments are available for 30- or 60-minute sessions to work on writing projects (course work, dissertation, job materials) or digital media projects (visual presentation of research in slides, video, etc.) Because of the length and complexity of their texts, graduate students might consider making a series of appointments with the same consultant.
For more information about our consultants, please visit our consultant bio page. If you wish to set up weekly sessions, please contact http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_pwr/hwc_consultant_bioswritingcenter@stanford.edu for more information. All appointments can be made up to 2-weeks in advance.
Dissertation Accelerator!
Try out our Dissertation Boot Camps
"There is never a perfect time to write. There is only now." --Barbara Kingsolver
The Dissertation Boot Camp gives you a chance to make some serious progress on your dissertation, master’s thesis, or other graduate writing project. You will show up, ready to write, every weekday for two weeks from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ("After Dark" Boot Camps run from 6:00-9:00 p.m.) We provide a quiet, comfortable room and keep you supplied with pens, paper, post-its, staples, and light snacks.
Dissertation Boot Camp "After Dark" is meant especially for graduate students who have classes or other obligations during the day and want to write in the evening. We offer "After Dark" Boot Camps only during the academic year.
For our schedule this academic year and details on how to register, please visit our Dissertation Boot Camp webpage.
Writing Workshops for Graduate Students
"Being a writer means taking the leap from listening to saying 'Listen to me.'"
--Jhumpa Lahiri.
Writing workshops provide graduate students across disciplines with general writing strategies, approaches, and tips, that can be adapted for different writing situations.
To read descriptions of the workshops and review our schedule, please visit our Graduate Workshop webpage.
Campus Resources
Stanford Humanities Center: For 2011-12, the Humanities Center will be piloting a "Dissertation Writing Group" for students in the final stages of dissertation writing in humanistic fields. Term-long groups meet biweekly and are capped at a maximum of 10 students. For eligibility, information, and application directions, please visit the Humanities Center.
For International Graduate Students: We are especially glad to help international graduate students whose first language is other than English. We also recommend the English for Foreign Students (EFL) classes taught in the Bechtel Center. Note that EFL 691, 694, 696, and 698 are for graduate students in particular. For a complete list, see: http://www.stanford.edu/group/efs.
CTL Workshops for Graduate Students: The Center for Teaching and Learning offers a number of workshops for graduate students, including "Giving a Successful Academic Job Talk."
HWC Programs
