Writing Center Journal
Most Popular Papers *
Central Habits of Highly Effective Tutors: Hospitable Practice, Rhetorical Listening, and Emotional Validation in the Writing Center
Edward A. English
“I Just Need Another Set of Eyes”: Understanding Students’ Idea of the Writing Center
Isabelle M. Lundin and Neal Lerner
Writing Confidence: Tutoring, Identity, and Race—A Mixed-Methods Approach
Daniel Messier and Hadi Riad Banat
Front Matter
Harry Denny
Beyond Convenience: A Mixed-Methods Study of Asynchronous Multimodal Tutoring and Its Impact on Understanding and Connection
Sohui Lee and Abigail Michelini
The Rhetorical Function of Writing Center Employee Handbooks
Talisha Haltiwanger Morrison
“I (Still) Need Help on Many Things”: A Writing Center Replication Study of First-Generation College Students’ Writing Challenges and Cultural Capital
Red Douglas, Ashley Cerku, Isabelle Lundin, Mary Gallagher, Xavier Iriarte, Sophia E. Williams, and Kaylie Williams
English Writing Centers in China: Opportunities, Challenges, and Paths Forward
Bradley Hughes and Jingtian Zhang
Mortal Writing: Toward Braver Concepts of “Better Writers,” Peerness, and Nationality
Enrique Paz and Annalee Roustio
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