The Writing Center is closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 in celebration of the new year. E-mail and chat services are unavailable on that day. We will return the following day.

The Writing Center is closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2019. E-mail and chat services are unavailable on that day. We will return on the following day. Happy holidays!

The Writing Center is closed on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, 2019. Chat and e-mail services will be unavailable that day. We will return in December!

Note that our chat service will be unavailable during the following dates and times:

• Wednesday, 10/23/19, 10 am-11 am Eastern
• Friday, 10/25/19, 12 noon-2 pm Eastern
• Tuesday, 10/29/19, 10 am-12 noon Eastern
• Wednesday, 10/30/19, 10 am-12 noon Eastern

On October 1, APA released the 7th edition of its Publication Manual. This post from APA’s blog offers a preview of some of the changes, many of which simplify previous guidelines and account for new technologies and changes to academic language conventions. The Writing Center is working with members of Walden leadership to establish a timeline for Walden’s adoption of this new edition, which will be sometime in 2020. For now, all students will continue using the guidelines in the 6th edition of the manual. Stay tuned to our APA 7 Transition page for more information, and send any questions to APA7@mail.waldenu.edu.

Please note that we have modified our chat hour availability to accommodate changes in staff availability. You can find the updated schedule on our homepage.

Chat hours will be unavailable 10 am–12 noon on Tuesday, September 24 and on Wednesday, September 25. Please check back during our other chat hours or e-mail us your questions.

The Writing Center will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 2, 2019. Chat and e-mail services will be unable on that day. We will return on Tuesday.

Chat services are unavailable Tuesday, August 20, from 10 am to 12 noon. Please e-mail us your questions instead!

We're conducting some user testing on our website and would love to hear from current Walden University students. If you are willing to help us out, please fill out this sign-up form for a 15-30 minute user testing session! Thanks.

Our chat service will be unavailable from 10 am to 12 noon on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Please e-mail us with questions or stop in at later chat hours.

Our paper review scheduling system myPASS experienced a technical issue last weekend that impacted some appointments. Please see the announcement on the myPASS log-in page and e-mail writingsupport@waldenu.edu with any questions or concerns.

On Tuesday, July 30, 2019, our chat hours will be adjusted and be available from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm Eastern instead.

On Tuesday, July 16, 2019, our chat hours will be adjusted: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Eastern time.

The Writing Center is closed on Thursday, July 4, 2019, for the Fourth of July holiday. Chat and e-mail services will be unavailable on that day.

The Writing Center is closed on Monday, May 27, 2019, for the Memorial Day holiday. Chat and e-mail services will be unavailable that day.

Review how to use evidence from other researchers appropriately and ethically in your writing.

Learn about writing strong paragraphs.

The Writing Center is closed on Monday, January 21, 2019 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Chat and e-mail services will be unavailable on that day.