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The Knight Institute coordinates the First-Year Writing Seminar Program, which serves the vast majority of first-year students at Cornell. It also has developed advanced-writing initiatives: it coordinates Writing in the Majors, and supports expository writing courses in the Department of Literatures in English. The Knight Institute is also home to the Writing Workshop, which offers tutorial-based writing classes and tutoring services for writers at all levels, disciplines, and stages of the writing process. In all, more than thirty-five academic departments and programs offer courses associated with the Knight Institute's programs.
We've moved! Our McGraw Hall offices have moved to Stimson Hall 105. You can also still visit us in 174 Rockfeller Hall.
Knight Institute faculty and staff wish you a safe and healthy semester break filled with warm and wonderful moments that bring you comfort and joy! And for those working on writing projects, be merry and write!
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The KNIGHTLYnews is an online forum where FWS instructors and other teachers of writing can swap and share ideas for best classroom practice.
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The KNIGHTLYnews is an online forum where FWS instructors and other teachers of writing can swap and share ideas for best classroom practice.
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The KNIGHTLYnews is an online forum where FWS instructors and other teachers of writing can swap and share ideas for best classroom practice.
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The KNIGHTLYnews is an online forum where FWS instructors and other teachers of writing can swap and share ideas for best classroom practice.
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Join the Library, the Learning Strategies Center, and the Cornell Writing Centers for a productive study session designed to help you stay motivated and finish up your final assignments!
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The KNIGHTLYnews is an online forum where FWS instructors and other teachers of writing can swap and share ideas for best classroom practice.
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Take a Break with ELSO on Thursday, December 4 at 4:30-6:30pm at the Big Red Barn! Join us for pizza, games, and relax with friends, new and old!
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For first-year students, the Knight Institute offers First-Year Writing Seminars (FWS) in one of the country's largest and most diverse programs in writing in the disciplines.
Graduate and undergraduate tutors offer one-on-one consultations for writers seeking feedback on all kinds of written work at any stage of the planning and drafting process.
The English Language Support Office (ELSO) offers language, writing, and speaking support to multilingual and international graduate and professional students.