Graduate and Professional Students
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January Weekend "Write Into Weather" Retreat, Sunday 1/25
Join your fellow graduate students to get some focused writing done with our popular January weekend writing retreat! You’ll begin by setting goals for your writing session, then draw focus from a community of peers as you work to achieve them. We’ll supply food, structured breaks, and a distraction-free space so you can direct your energy toward meeting your deadlines and setting yourself up f… -
January Weekend "Write Into Weather" Retreat, Saturday 1/24
Join your fellow graduate students to get some focused writing done with our popular January weekend writing retreat! You’ll begin by setting goals for your writing session, then draw focus from a community of peers as you work to achieve them. We’ll supply food, structured breaks, and a distraction-free space so you can direct your energy toward meeting your deadlines and setting yourself up f… -
All Write: December Edition, 12/15: 9am-12:30pm
Our All Writes continue through reading period with our December cycle! Join your fellow graduate students to set goals, eliminate distractions, and get some focused writing done for final exams and papers. We will provide opportunities for connection, a quiet writing space, and sustenance (beverages and snacks). You will help us create community, accountability, and support as we build our wri…
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All Write: December Edition, 12/10: 1pm-4:30pm
Our All Writes continue through reading period with our December cycle! Join your fellow graduate students to set goals, eliminate distractions, and get some focused writing done for final exams and papers. We will provide opportunities for connection, a quiet writing space, and sustenance (beverages and snacks). You will help us create community, accountability, and support as we build our wri…
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All Write: December Edition, 12/5: 9am-12:30pm
Our All Writes continue through reading period with our December cycle! Join your fellow graduate students to set goals, eliminate distractions, and get some focused writing done for final exams and papers. We will provide opportunities for connection, a quiet writing space, and sustenance (beverages and snacks). You will help us create community, accountability, and support as we build our wri…
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Assessment, Grading, and AI
No one wants to grade AI-generated text, and students do not want to outsource their learning to AI. How do we return to our assessments—essays, group projects, presentations, reading responses and beyond—in light of AI? This workshop is premised on the belief that unpermitted AI use will be less appealing and accessible when assessments align with learning goals and when we are explicit about …
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"How We Write": A Faculty Panel
Writing and publishing are the lifeblood of an academic career. In this interactive panel, Yale faculty members will share the writing practices that have sustained their own careers, from maintaining productivity, to balancing teaching and personal commitments, to finding joy and meaning in their writing. This window into the writing lives of Yale faculty can help you develop a sustainable, fu…
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Writing for a Public Audience: Magazine Writing
Being an academic often means confronting a gap between how scholars understand your field and how the broader public understands it. One way to bridge this gap is by telling the story of your research—or an exciting development in your field—in an article written for a non-specialist audience. In this this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how to get an article accepted for publication by wri…
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Better Reading with and without AI
Join us for a workshop at the Poorvu Center to learn how to get the most out of your reading. We will discuss well-researched learning strategies as well as ways to adapt these techniques when working with AI large language models. During the workshop, you will have the chance to try out new techniques directly and to share some of your own. -
Autumn All Write: November Edition, 11/18: 5:00-8:30pm
Our Autumn All Writes continue through the fall season with our November cycle! Join your fellow graduate students to set goals, eliminate distractions, and get some focused writing done. We will provide opportunities for connection, a quiet writing space, and sustenance (beverages, snacks, and dinner). You will help us create community, accountability, and support as we build our writing momen…