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"For students, personal statements and application essays are among the most difficult and most important documents they will ever write. They are difficult because they require both introspection and polish, and important because the writer may literally be competing for tens of thousands of dollars in a huge field of outstanding candidates. A writing tutor who has provided guidance on more than a thousand graduate applications, Joe Schall advises you on how to be competitive but not cocky, informed but not formulaic, openly creative yet professional. As you consider ways to write your way into your future, count on this website to help you grow and thrive in the process."

From Praxis: "California community colleges were especially hard hit by higher education funding cuts. Diane Putnam explains that those cuts are profoundly affecting the Cabrillo College Writing Center, its students, and its tutors. A year ago, the Writing Center at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California was at the top of its game."

From Praxis: "Writing centers are feeling the effects of budget reductions across higher education nationwide. Like other student services that don't offer credits or produce revenue, writing centers are particularly vulnerable to budget cuts. Community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities across the country are asking writing centers to make hard choices- choices that will affect consultant hiring, pay, and benefits as well as hours of operation, services, technological resources, and administration."

CHE article in ProfHacker, on how to start or improve a podcast. For writing centers that want to add podcasts on their websites. 

crowdsourcing research on adult learners

Another resource on plagiarism from Indiana University. Offers a quiz with immediate feedback on plagiarism, plus suggestions for how to recognize plagiarism.

a discussion and list of resources related to types of writers/writing (students focused on the end product vs. students who focus on what they want to say)

An overview of one learning commons, at Lyndon State College, and how the writing center fits in

A guide for "Higher Education students in the UK, including non-native speakers." Topics cover a variety of grammar, style, and cultural concerns.

Starting a Dissertation Writing Group (In a Writing Center). in CHE, ProfHacker. Offers some models and advice.