Have you heard our podcast, WriteCast, yet? Check out the archives and subscribe for monthly episodes.

The Writing Center will be closed on Monday, December 25, 2017, and on Monday, January 1, 2018. Our staffed services will be unavailable on those days, but our online resources (e.g., web pages, webinar recordings, modules, videos, and podcasts) will remain available. Happy holidays!

Reference list entries in APA style might seem complicated, but they follow simple guidelines. Review the general format for references on our Reference List: Overview page.

We are closed on November 23 and 24, 2017. Chat and e-mail services will be unavailable on those dates. Also, chat will not be available on November 22 from 5 to 7 pm.

Did you know that you can access our live chat on every page of our website? Just look for the Chat With Us tab on the right side of the screen!

Review our Common Writing Terms pages for definitions of terms we use to discuss writing.

Brush up on Avoiding Bias in your scholarly writing!

If you have questions about writing, please try out our chat service (see chat schedule and widget on our homepage) or send us an e-mail at writingsupport@waldenu.edu.

Calling all faculty, students, and alumni! Join the Writing Center for a co-sponsored webinar with the Center for Student Success! On October 3 from 8-9:00 p.m. EST, we’ll be presented Writing for Social Change: Exploring Perspectives. In this webinar, we’ll discuss Walden’s mission of social change and how writing can help you develop and voice your vision for social change. Register today to reserve your spot!

Our chat service will be unavailable on Thursday, September 14, during our staff retreat.

The Writing Center is closed Monday, September 4, 2017, for the Labor Day holiday. Chat and e-mail services will be unavailable on that day.

Chat service will not be available on Sunday, August 13, 2017.

Our chat service is undergoing some maintenance for upgrades throughout the day today (July 6), which may result in disconnections during a chat session. Please try connecting with us again after a few minutes if this happens.

The Writing Center is closed on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Chat and e-mail services will be unavailable on that day.

Did you know that Grammarly has an app for Microsoft Word? Check out our instructions on how to download and use the app!

The Writing Center is closed on Monday, May 29, 2017, for the Memorial Day holiday. Chat and e-mail will be unavailable. Services resume on Tuesday.

Read up on some common grammar and punctuation terms that we use frequently in the Writing Center.

Some of our web pages have embedded instructional videos at the bottom of the pages. Look for them for additional help on your writing! Some examples: Using Evidence, Effective Paraphrasing Strategies, Verb Tenses, and When to Include the Year in citations.

Our modules have diagnostic quizzes that can help identify topics for you to review. Check out a list those quizzes on our Knowledge Checks and Diagnostic Quizzes page.

There will be no chat or e-mail service on Sunday, April 16, 2017. We will be back in the office on Monday!

The WCONLINE (myPASS) support team is making some improvements to their infrastructure, which may mean that myPASS will run slowly or be temporarily unavailable throughout the day. Thank you for your patience, and please get in touch with us at writingsupport@waldenu.edu if you have any questions about your appointment or review.

myPASS is running smoothly again; thank you for your patience and understanding! We are working hard to complete all appointments this week within our usual time frame, but some reviews may be delayed. If you have any questions about your appointment, please reach out to us at writingsupport@waldenu.edu.

myPASS is continuing to operate slowly. We are working hard to complete all appointments this week within our usual time frame, but some reviews may be delayed. If you have any questions about your appointment, please reach out to us at writingsupport@waldenu.edu. Thank you!

We're experiencing some issues with myPASS—it is currently running slowly and may be temporarily available. The support team is working on the issue, and we will update you as soon as we can. Thank you for your patience!

Watch our Introduction to the Writing Center videos on our Getting Started page to learn about our services and resources.

Check out WriteCast, our monthly podcast on writing! You can stream episodes on our website or download them to listen to in your car, at the gym, or wherever you like.

We experienced some unexpected downtime for our website today between 1 pm and 4 pm Eastern. Apologies for the inconvenience if you were unable to access our content during that time!

New feature on the website: Some of our pages now include knowledge checks, which are quick quizzes you can take to test yourself on what you've learned from the page. Look for the brown tab on the right side of the page or the blue Knowledge Check button at the bottom of the page (examples: Abbreviations, In-Text & Parenthetical Citations, and Block Quotations).

The Writing Center will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2017, for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No chat or e-mail services will be available on that day.

With the start of the New Year, we have new Chat hours. Note the array of dates and times we are now offering in the left column below.