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Writing Center consultants can work with you on any kind of writing project, from course papers to job application materials and creative writing. We can also help with speeches and presentations. Our services are free and available to all students, staff and faculty at the University of Iowa. Support what we do by clicking the DONATE button on the right.

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Writing for all

The Writing Center is hosted by the Department of Communication Studies and is located in room 110 of the English Philosophy Building. Services are free and available to all students, faculty, and staff. Not affiliated with the UI? We also help staff a community writing center at the Iowa City and Coralville Public Library. Walk-in appointments available for Johnson County residents during the fall and spring semesters.

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Est. 1934

One of the first Writing Centers in the U.S.
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1:1

The Center has a long-standing tradition of one-to-one instruction in rhetorical and communication skills.

5,000

The number of hours of one-on-one writing instruction we provide each year.
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2,000

The number of students, faculty, and staff, we meet with each semester.
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Our Story

The University of Iowa Writing Center was started by Carrie Stanley in 1934, making it one of the first writing centers in the country. The center has a long-standing tradition of one-to-one instruction in rhetorical and communication skills.

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Scott's Frost - Elizabeth Jordan BFA Exhibition - School of Art, Art History, and Design

Thursday, October 1, 2026 8:00am to 8:00pm
Visual Arts Building
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薄暮/hakubo -the sun is thinning-

Thursday, October 1, 2026 5:30pm to 7:30pm
North Hall
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薄暮/hakubo -the sun is thinning- describes twilight—the fleeting blue hour after sunset, when the sun has disappeared but darkness has not yet arrived.
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Scott's Frost - Elizabeth Jordan BFA Exhibition - School of Art, Art History, and Design

Friday, October 2, 2026 8:00am to 8:00pm
Visual Arts Building
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Andrew Goldman: "'Hearing As': Neural Correlates of Interpretation in Studies of Harmonic Prediction"

Friday, October 2, 2026 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Andrew Goldman presents two neuroscientific experiments that investigate how listeners intentionally modulate their expectations based on how they are prompted to interpret musical stimuli
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