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"The Writing Instructor is a peer-reviewed journal publishing in print since 1981 and on the Internet since June, 2001. Its distinguished editorial board consists of over 150 scholars- teachers- writers representing over 75 universities, community colleges, and K-12 schools. For more information about acceptance rates, the anonymous peer-review process, guidelines for review committees, and the editorial board, please read our Editorial FAQs or contact us."

"An Interactive Guide to Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism" with a quiz, put together by Monmouth University Library

resources on setting boundaries with students who talk about personal issues during a session

"Promotional and educational video about the Georgia Southern University Writing Center, written and produced by Xavier Best and Efadul Huq for Dr. Michael Pemberton's "Tutoring Writing" class, Spring 2010. Part I."

a discussion about candidates for part-time tutoring work who have extensive experience in the field

discussing what to tell faculty about the WC

Tutors: A Multiliteracy Journal about Tutoring. Open access to issues; articles by and for tutors.

UNC Charlotte Writing Resource Center's blog, Entries about writing, grammar tips, answers to questions, etc. 

Video on the Brigham Young Writing Center website, introducing students to what the Writing Center offers.

policies and procedures for walk-in hours, and a question about whether tutors need different training for walk-ins

This video promotes Western Illinois University's Writing Center by demonstrating that the Writing Center is a place where tutors collaborate with students to teach them about writing.

The members of the University of Mount Union's Writing Center created this instructional video about writing center tutorials. The video runs through a typical tutorial and could be useful for tutors and students to learn how to prepare for and what to expect from a tutorial.

Using the university's television station, members of Bloomsburg University spotlight the Writing Center by interviewing a professor about the center's location, services, and function for students of all disciplines.

Website for the Canadian Writing Centers Association/L'Association Cadadienne des Centres de Redaction. Includes information about jobs, conferences, archives, etc.

The SWCA website offers information about  SWCA's mission statement, conferences, institutional members, calendar of events, board, past conferences, president's blog, awards, scholarships, journal, wc resources, news, jobs, cfp's, and elections.

Kaplan University Academic Support Center Facutty Blog, entries about writing, writing center pedagogy, tutoring, etc. Has a search box to find various topics.

University of Washington Bothell Writing and Communication Center's extensive list of ESL Instructional resources, Young-Kyung Min who wrote all the resources offers the following: "Over the last four decades, the demographics in US institutions of higher education have rapidly changed with an ever-increasing enrollment of non-native English speaking students. The enrollment of non-native English speaking students on our campus has greatly increased since its establishment. Creating a global learning environment is one of the main learning goals for our campus; thus, it is very important for faculty to continue learning about the particular needs and concerns of our non-native English speaking students and the campus resources available to assist faculty in helping students with their needs and concerns. Please continue to visit this website as more resources will be added to this section."

"This statement responds to the growing educational concerns about plagiarism in four ways: by defining plagiarism; by suggesting some of the causes of plagiarism; by proposing a set of responsibilities (for students, teachers, and administrators) to address the problem of plagiarism; and by recommending a set of practices for teaching and learning that can significantly reduce the likelihood of plagiarism. The statement is intended to provide helpful suggestions and clarifications so that instructors, administrators, and students can work together more effectively in support of excellence in teaching and learning."

An Inside Higher Ed article about being in a learning commons where the Writing Center shares space with a Qualitative Learning Center.

discussing how, if at all, the WC should intervene when a faculty member expresses negative remarks about a student