Welcome to the Union Institute & University Writing Center
- Diagnose your writing problems and find out how to fix them
- Find valuable reminders and resources for improving academic writing
- Locate models and tutorials for research and documentation, plus solutions for common writing problems
You can find fast answers here, but this site is also designed to help you to learn how to diagnose your own writing problems. This takes time. The more time you spend reflecting on your writing the more long-term improvement you will see.
Understand your writing problems
- Understand what your instructor’s comments really mean
- Use peer feedback to figure out what to do next
- Turn your own feelings about your paper into a plan
Use the Writing Symptom Checker to figure out what to improve in your writing.
Improve the steps of your process
- Learn how successful college writers operate
- Improve your writing strategy
- Save time and dramatically improve your final results
Use the Process pages to plan your project and make the most of your writing time.
Find Answers by Topic
- Know the area of your writing you want to address?
- Find help on these topics and many more
Click here for more topics.