Zhan came to Clarkson as a first-generation international college student after her mother moved to the U.S. to give her a brighter future. Shy when she landed in our Writing Center, Zhan practically lived here over her four years, working… Read More
Improving your Writing: Fight the Stigma!
We have found in the Writing Center that sometimes students who come to us with a recommendation by a professor to seek our help feel embarrassed to do so. “I wish we could do something to minimize the perceived stigma… Read More
Writing Tip: Reading?
Many students who come to the Writing Center in the early stages of their papers or projects say they are stuck and are not certain what overarching point to make (a claim, in argument; a thesis statement in essay). When… Read More
September Success Jonathan Bramsen (’14)
What can we say about Jonathan? Jonathan Bramsen attests to the fact he didn’t use Clarkson’s Writing Center services in the first two years of his undergraduate experience and in retrospect, he wished he had. However, student journeys through academic… Read More