REMINDER: applications are open for the Summer 2026 Dissertation Writers’ Retreat. Please apply now; space is limited, and spots are tilling up fast!
Apply to join us as the Writing Studio hosts a five-day Dissertation Writers’ Retreat, June 1-5. Our retreats are designed to provide dissertating students with a community of support and opportunities for goal setting and skill building alongside loosely structured time to work individually on writing projects. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
We also welcome applicants from graduate and professional students working on master’s theses and other advanced writing projects as well as postdoctoral fellows.
#WritingRetreat #SummerWriting #DWR #VUwsts #WritingStudio #Vanderbilt #Vandy #VanderbiltUniversity #GradStudents #Dissertation #writing #AnchorDown #WritingGoals #PhDLife #GradWriting #PostdocLife #Postdoc
Are you a Vanderbilt student taking a summer Chemistry, Physics, or Bio course? You can work with a tutor for free! Check out our website for details. vanderbilt.edu/tutoring/summer/
The Morgan Award for First-Year Writers
Help us celebrate your excellent work! First-year students are invited to submit their writing for the Henrietta Hickman Morgan Memorial Award for First-Year Writers, an annual competition coordinated by the Writing Studio.
• Any writing current first-year students (Class of 2029) completed during the 2025-2026 academic year is welcome.
• Deadline for Student Submissions: Friday, May 8, via InfoReady
Students should visit the Writing Studio's Morgan Award page for eligibility criteria, prize information, and submission instructions.
Following up on our last post... we weren't done highlighting our graduating STEM tutors!
Our graduating Seniors have been with us for one, two, and three years! Some are headed to med school, some to a research lab, and others to graduate school. We are so privileged to have had their expertise in our office as peer tutors.
Sophomore Revive & Thrive photo dump!💙💜📸
Thank you to our campus partners @VandyLibraries , @VandyCareNetwork , and @VU_WSTS for partnering with us!
We wish you all the best of luck on your finals. Finish out the semester strong!
#VandyGram #VUResColleges #VU2028
Thinking about law school? Your personal statement is where your story stands out.
Join us for Pre-Law Advising: Crafting Your Application Essay and learn how to:
✨ Choose a compelling theme
✨ Avoid common clichés
✨ Build a narrative that sticks
📅 Tuesday, April 14
⏰ 5:00–6:00 PM
💻 Virtual (Zoom)
Your scores show what you can do—your story shows who you are.
#PreLaw #LawSchoolPrep #PersonalStatement #WritingMatters #FutureLawyers #GradSchoolTips #Vanderbiltwsts #WritingStudio #Writing #Vandy #AnchorDown
A HUGE congratulations to all of our FABULOUS presenters at the 2026 Undergraduate Writing Symposium last Friday! Thank you to all of our attendees and sponsors for making this event happen, we couldn’t be more grateful. See you next Spring!!
Join us for our “Writing an Op-Ed: Addressing a Broader Audience" workshop, the fifth installment of our Spring Core Studio Workshop Series for undergraduates.
“Writing an Op-Ed” will be offered TWICE, starting TODAY at 6:00 p.m., in the A&S Classroom 335, in the Commons Center.
The workshop will return Thursday, April 2nd at 4pm in Writing Studio room 129, located at our main Edgehill location at Suite 112, 1801 Edgehill Ave.
All Vanderbilt students are welcome to attend! Come for the Beyond the Core credit and stay for the writing chat.
RSVP via Anchor Link or just come by.
For additional workshop topics, dates, and details, check the Writing Studio’s Anchor Link page or the Core Studio Workshop page on our website (vanderbilt.edu/writing/core-studio).
#VUwsts #COREWorkshops #WritingWorkshops #Vanderbilt #writing UndergraduateWriting WritingStudio VanderbiltUniversity WritingStudio Vandy Vandygram AnchorDown
This Wednesday, our writing consultants had the honor of hearing from English Professor Teukolsky on her book, "Writing on Fire: A Fierce Yet Friendly Guide to Writing Humanities Essays in College". Check it out at the Central Library today!!
