GC Writing Center
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Providing writing support to students at the Graduate Center, CUNY
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If you missed our conference abstract workshop @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social here's a pro tip: make sure that you identify a gap in the research and clearly state your intervention so that readers understand how you're adding to conversations in the field. What is your claim and why does it matter?
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If you missed our conference abstract workshop @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social here's a pro tip: make sure that you identify a gap in the research and clearly state your intervention so that readers understand how you're adding to conversations in the field. What is your claim and why does it matter?
We know Halloween is over, but if you're still in the spooky spirit, why not take a #WritingBreak and check out the NYBG's Nightmare Before Christmas light trail this weekend?
Disney Tim Burton’s<br> The Nightmare Before Christmas<br> Light Trail
A wonderland of moonlit magic awaits as Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Light Trail returns to the New York Botanical Garden! Join Jack Skellington, Sally, and Zero for a…
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November 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We know Halloween is over, but if you're still in the spooky spirit, why not take a #WritingBreak and check out the NYBG's Nightmare Before Christmas light trail this weekend?
Taking time away from your writing can be a good thing @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social, but you also want to make it easy to jump back in. Friday is a great time to set goals for next week so that you can take time for yourself over the weekend but be ready to get back to work on Monday morning.
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Taking time away from your writing can be a good thing @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social, but you also want to make it easy to jump back in. Friday is a great time to set goals for next week so that you can take time for yourself over the weekend but be ready to get back to work on Monday morning.
It's not too late to register for tomorrow's workshop on "Writing a Conference Abstract" @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social! Visit our website to learn more and register now: buff.ly/Ii5N6gb
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It's not too late to register for tomorrow's workshop on "Writing a Conference Abstract" @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social! Visit our website to learn more and register now: buff.ly/Ii5N6gb
Learning about other writers' experiences can not only give you strategies to navigate #AcademicLife but can also make graduate work feel less isolating. If you like podcasts, check out Dr. Latasha Schraeder's "Well-Written: A Podcast for Graduate and Doctoral Students":
Well-Written: A Podcast for Graduate & Doctoral Students
How To Podcast · This podcast features Dr. Latasha Schraeder's interviews with scholars who have completed their thesis and/or dissertation. Listen for writing resource ideas and to find out how to…
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November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Learning about other writers' experiences can not only give you strategies to navigate #AcademicLife but can also make graduate work feel less isolating. If you like podcasts, check out Dr. Latasha Schraeder's "Well-Written: A Podcast for Graduate and Doctoral Students":
#WritingTip: Getting good feedback is vital to developing projects and it starts with learning to ask for what you need. What stage of the writing process are you in? What kind of comments will help you move forward? Being specific in your ask helps readers know what to focus on.
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#WritingTip: Getting good feedback is vital to developing projects and it starts with learning to ask for what you need. What stage of the writing process are you in? What kind of comments will help you move forward? Being specific in your ask helps readers know what to focus on.
The most compelling academic research often stems from being personally invested in the issue. Join the Teaching and Learning Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social to learn to use the CUNY Digital History Archive to help students develop projects about their institution's history:
Teaching with the CUNY Digital History Archive
The CUNY Digital History Archive (CDHA) is “a counter-institutional archive” that centers CUNY’s histories as a site of organizing, learning and transformation, including the fight for Puerto Rican
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November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The most compelling academic research often stems from being personally invested in the issue. Join the Teaching and Learning Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social to learn to use the CUNY Digital History Archive to help students develop projects about their institution's history:
Good luck to everyone @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social running in the NYC Marathon this weekend! #GCRuns #NYCRuns
November 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Good luck to everyone @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social running in the NYC Marathon this weekend! #GCRuns #NYCRuns
The conference abstract is a crucial academic genre but it can be hard to demystify without help. Join us @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social for our "Writing a Conference Abstract" workshop and learn to effectively communicate your project. Scan the QR or visit our website to register: buff.ly/Ii5N6gb
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The conference abstract is a crucial academic genre but it can be hard to demystify without help. Join us @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social for our "Writing a Conference Abstract" workshop and learn to effectively communicate your project. Scan the QR or visit our website to register: buff.ly/Ii5N6gb
Are you on the job market this fall @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social? Check out these resources for job seekers from the Office of Career Planning and Professional Development: careerplan.commons.gc.cuny.edu/resources/st... #JobMarket #AcademicLife #WritingCommunity
Resources for Job Seekers - Career Planning and Professional Development
The Office of Career Planning & Professional Development works with all of the GC’s doctoral students, master’s students, recent alumni, and CUNY postdocs on planning for careers in a range of fields,...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Are you on the job market this fall @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social? Check out these resources for job seekers from the Office of Career Planning and Professional Development: careerplan.commons.gc.cuny.edu/resources/st... #JobMarket #AcademicLife #WritingCommunity
We know that many of our writers @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social are also teachers. If you're looking to enrich your research AND pedagogy with technology, the Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Certificate Program has an info session coming up. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-2025-...
Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Certificate Program
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October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We know that many of our writers @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social are also teachers. If you're looking to enrich your research AND pedagogy with technology, the Interactive Technology and Pedagogy Certificate Program has an info session coming up. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-2025-...
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For students in all disciplines who interested in archival research in or around 20th century poetry, poetics or other art forms (see link for more), and will range from $500 to $3,000. Due Feb. 13th!
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October 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
For students in all disciplines who interested in archival research in or around 20th century poetry, poetics or other art forms (see link for more), and will range from $500 to $3,000. Due Feb. 13th!
Learn more!
centerforthehumanities.org/2026-lost-fo...
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
Learn more!
centerforthehumanities.org/2026-lost-fo...
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
Happy Monday writers @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ! If you're interested in public writing, you might want to sign up for what's sure to be a fantastic event this Friday featuring Surekha Davies, author of Humans: A Monstrous History. Details below! Register here: tinyurl.com/bddsaav9
October 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Happy Monday writers @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ! If you're interested in public writing, you might want to sign up for what's sure to be a fantastic event this Friday featuring Surekha Davies, author of Humans: A Monstrous History. Details below! Register here: tinyurl.com/bddsaav9
If you're looking for a #WritingBreak for you and your furry canine companion this weekend, look no further! Barktoberfest, hosted by Muddy Paws Rescue, is happening at Peer 57's rooftop bar. Learn more and register here:
Barktoberfest
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October 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If you're looking for a #WritingBreak for you and your furry canine companion this weekend, look no further! Barktoberfest, hosted by Muddy Paws Rescue, is happening at Peer 57's rooftop bar. Learn more and register here:
Missed "Getting Unstuck" @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ? Pro tip: the most productive strategies often help you step back from your project to assess the content and/or structure from a new perspective. Reverse outlining is a great example and you can learn one way to do it here:
Is Your First Draft Disorganized? Reverse Outlining as a Method to Discover Structure
The work of writing a first draft focuses primarily on getting your ideas out on the page. Often, this results in drafts that are long and unwieldy, in which the writer can’t quite tell if the Stru…
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October 23, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Missed "Getting Unstuck" @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ? Pro tip: the most productive strategies often help you step back from your project to assess the content and/or structure from a new perspective. Reverse outlining is a great example and you can learn one way to do it here:
Writers in the humanities, did you know the English Department @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social has an event this Friday on "Job Searches Outside Academia"? Learn more here:
Jobs Searches Outside Academia
Join us for panel discussion featuring recent alums Emily Price (Ph.D. ’25) and Christina Katopodis (Ph.D.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Writers in the humanities, did you know the English Department @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social has an event this Friday on "Job Searches Outside Academia"? Learn more here:
#WritingTip: Writing every day is a great goal, but it's not always possible when we're juggling academic, professional, and personal responsibilities. Instead, find a writing schedule that's realistic and stick to it! Focus on finding ways to connect with your project often to maintain momentum.
October 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#WritingTip: Writing every day is a great goal, but it's not always possible when we're juggling academic, professional, and personal responsibilities. Instead, find a writing schedule that's realistic and stick to it! Focus on finding ways to connect with your project often to maintain momentum.
If you're feeling stuck in the mud with your writing, there's still time to register for our "Getting Unstuck" workshop @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social . Visit our website to learn more and register: buff.ly/hjqkyti
October 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If you're feeling stuck in the mud with your writing, there's still time to register for our "Getting Unstuck" workshop @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social . Visit our website to learn more and register: buff.ly/hjqkyti
Looking for a #WritingBreak this weekend? Check out this event happening in "Activism in Central Park Tour" tomorrow and learn more about the history of the city we research and write in:
Activism in Central Park Tour
Follow in the footsteps of trailblazing activists and explore history of civic expression in the Park.
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October 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Looking for a #WritingBreak this weekend? Check out this event happening in "Activism in Central Park Tour" tomorrow and learn more about the history of the city we research and write in:
You probably know this already @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social but libraries do amazing work! Check out some of the community resources that the NYPL has to offer, from educational programming to immigration services: buff.ly/MOKElAR #WeLoveLibraries #NYPL #WritingCommunity
Community Resources | The New York Public Library
The Library is here to help our communities to find the resources they need. Here is a selection of resources, services, and external organizations to help you find important information and help.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
You probably know this already @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social but libraries do amazing work! Check out some of the community resources that the NYPL has to offer, from educational programming to immigration services: buff.ly/MOKElAR #WeLoveLibraries #NYPL #WritingCommunity
Academic writing requires us to develop an awareness of key terms scholars in our field use to communicate and keeping track of how we use them in our own work. This can be challenging! Thankfully, we've got strategies that can help @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ! Find them here:
Key Terms: Introduction
In academic writing, there are times when certain words or phrases are made to carry precise technical meaning. In other words, there are times when certain words or phrases in academic writing get…
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October 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Academic writing requires us to develop an awareness of key terms scholars in our field use to communicate and keeping track of how we use them in our own work. This can be challenging! Thankfully, we've got strategies that can help @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social ! Find them here:
Every writer gets stuck sometimes. Join us for a workshop next week @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social that will introduce you to strategies for getting unstuck so that you can move forward in your project. Register using the QR code or visit our website: buff.ly/hjqkyti
October 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Every writer gets stuck sometimes. Join us for a workshop next week @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social that will introduce you to strategies for getting unstuck so that you can move forward in your project. Register using the QR code or visit our website: buff.ly/hjqkyti
#WritingTip: We often think of academic and creative writing as vastly different, but moving between the two can help clarify your thinking and find better ways to express scholarly arguments. Try communicating your project as a poem or personal narrative that gets at the root of your motivations.
October 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#WritingTip: We often think of academic and creative writing as vastly different, but moving between the two can help clarify your thinking and find better ways to express scholarly arguments. Try communicating your project as a poem or personal narrative that gets at the root of your motivations.
Attention writers! Fantastic writing event happening tomorrow @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social that will help you learn about the CUNY Graduate Center Writers’ Institute and the application process. Learn more here: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/disco...
Discover the Writers' Institute: Info Session
The CUNY Graduate Center Writers’ Institute is a yearlong noncredit certificate program in which emerging writers work not with authors, but with the editors who shape them.
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October 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Attention writers! Fantastic writing event happening tomorrow @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social that will help you learn about the CUNY Graduate Center Writers’ Institute and the application process. Learn more here: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/disco...
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Reminder: This Tuesday, 10/14, classes follow a Monday schedule.
October 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Reminder: This Tuesday, 10/14, classes follow a Monday schedule.