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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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Events

Neuroscience Seminar: Anastasia Yendiki, PhD promotional image

Neuroscience Seminar: Anastasia Yendiki, PhD

Friday, September 4, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Carver Biomedical Research Building
Neuroscience seminar presented by Anastasia Yendiki, PhD, Harvard University

Elizabeth Crawford and Sam Young: "‘Intermittent Music’: Sound and Silence in ‘Time Passes.’"

Friday, September 4, 2026 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Elizabeth Crawford and Sam Young discuss a workshop on the sonic textures of the “Time Passes” interlude in To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.
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Colloquium - "Submodular optimization for epidemic applications"

Friday, September 4, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
UIowa Associate Professor, Bijaya Adhikari, offers strategies for choosing locations for disease surveillance and deciding how to distribute vaccines, especially when given a limited budget.
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Biology Seminar: How the Brain Listens with Hearing Loss

Friday, September 4, 2026 3:30pm
Biology Building East
Inyong Choi, Ph.D., an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Iowa, will be giving a seminar in Room 101, BBE, on Friday, September 4 at 3:30 p.m.
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