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We help all UMD writers advance their writing skills by offering collaborative, one-to-one writing consultations, useful writing resources, and interactive workshops.

ESL Resources for Faculty and Staff

Resources for Faculty and Staff

• International Student 101, International Student Services, UMD

• Supporting Non-Native English Speakers, Minnesota English Language Program, UofMN

Let our writing consultants help support your students whose home language is something other than English. The consultants are trained to work with writers from all backgrounds, but several have specialized experience and background working with ESL speakers and writers.

The Writers' Workshop partners with staff and faculty in several ways inside and outside the classroom.

Teaching Support

The Workshop supports your teaching efforts by consulting with students working on assigned papers or other writing projects, including research papers, essays, reports, UROP proposals, and theses or dissertations. Please see FAQs below for policies on working with your students. You may also want to add language to your syllabus (below) that directs students to the Workshop.

"We write to discover what we think." - Joan Didion

The Writers’ Workshop offers assistance to students seeking an undergraduate degree as well as those pursuing a graduate degree.

Our faculty and graduate student consultants are trained to assist writers in any discipline, but you may want to choose a consultant based on their specific interests.

• To ensure that a writing consultant will be available to work

The Tutoring Center provides free, individualized tutoring to UMD students in a collaborative, supportive environment. Trained, qualified peer tutors offer one-to-one and group sessions to foster academic success in various courses and disciplines.

UMD’s Tutoring Center is an award-winning, student-helping-student program. Data from Tutoring Center surveys indicate both student users and tutors experienced heightened interest in their majors, improved scholarship, and increased overall satisfaction with UMD as a result of their participation in tutoring.