The University Writing Center offers tutoring and workshops in all
phases of the writing process. One-on-one tutoringis available. These services are free and available to all.
SERVICES
Some areas of assistance offered at the Center are as follows:
Help with identifying errors in grammar, usage, and mechanics
Help with focus (topic sentences, thesis statements), organization and
clarity
Help navigating the research process (documentation procedures and
formats)
Strategies for improving the writing process
Innovative proofreading techniques to help students find and
correct mistakes
Help understanding instructors' assignments
Self-drill computer programs in mechanics (spelling, punctuation, and grammar)
and MUCH MORE!
Contact
Professor William
Harrell
Director of the Writing Center
(202) 806-4100 wharrell@howard.edu
Office: Locke Hall, Room 322
Schedule a Writing Center Appointment with a Tutor
Share your document only with the Writing Center. DO NOT make it public.
Step 3
Bring your hardcopy, in-progress paper and the assignment sheet/details to your appointment. Be on time.
Be sure to read the guidelines for the Writing Center's tutoring sessions
Online Writing Center
The Online Writing Center’s mission is to assist you in developing your writing skills, helping you to become a more dynamic and confident writer. The OWC is best for those students who are taking distance learning courses or have particularly full schedules that prevent them from visiting Locke 100 for a face-to-face writing conference. At our site, you can search our writing resources, post questions, check papers for plagiarism, and submit papers for review by our trained writing center staff. Please note that we do not provide proofreading services. Instead, our tutors will help you improve your papers by providing feedback on content, organization, unity, style, and grammar. Sign up now!
Tutors
Tutors at the Writing
Center will provide assistance with specific
problems such as errors in grammar, usage, style, and mechanics. They will also help you to
create viable topic sentences and thesis statements, to improve your organization and development, to navigate the research and writing process, and to understand and interpret your
instructor's assignments and comments. Tutors will not proofread or edit your paper for you.
Cherrelle 1st year Ph.D. Student
English Interests: Sleep, ebooks, Ethiopian food, and beaches.
Tyechia
Ph.D. student
English Interests: Africa Diaspora literatures, hip-hop, humor, travel, cities and liminal spaces.
Bunmi
2nd year Ph.D. Student
English Interests: African American literature.
Shaunte
2nd year Ph.D. Student
English Literature, emphasis in African American and American literature as well as Film Adaptation Theory Interests: Academia, literature, intersections of Marxism and education, and superhero movies!!
Timothy
2nd year Ph.D. Student
English Interests: Softball, acting, volunteering for non-Profits, and spending time with my baby niece.
Sonia
3rd Year Ph.D. Student Interests: African American literature, eroticism, sexuality, and gender issues.
Khalila
Ph.D. Student
English
Abigail
1st year Ph.D. Student
English Interests: Modern dance, gender studies, post modernism, my cowboy boots & my cat Ripley!
Jarrod
Sophomore
Public Relations Interests: Dance, travel, fine dining.
Guidelines
Appointments begin every hour at fifteen minutes after the hour and last for approximately 20-40 minutes.
Please bring any assignment sheet or prompt associated with the paper to your conference.
Please be sure to proofread all drafts carefully before your conference. The Writing Center tutors are not responsible for proofreading for or editing errors. We point out patterns of errors and show you ways to eliminate those mistakes.
CANCELLATIONS: If you need to cancel your appointment, you may do so in two ways. Prior to the day of the appointment, please log on to the calendar and cancel your appointment using the same procedures you used to make the appointment. On the day of the appointment, please call the Writing Center at (202) 806-4100 to cancel.
