The Knight Institute coordinates the First-Year Writing Seminar Program, which serves the vast majority of first-year students at Cornell. It also has developed advanced-writing initiatives: it coordinates Writing in the Majors, and supports expository writing courses in the Department of Literatures in English. The Knight Institute is also home to the Writing Workshop, which offers tutorial-based writing classes and tutoring services for writers at all levels, disciplines, and stages of the writing process. In all, more than thirty-five academic departments and programs offer courses associated with the Knight Institute's programs.
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Ask an ambassador: How my first-year writing seminar enriched my four years
Cornell student and Arts & Sciences Ambassador Leah Condon talks about choosing to double-major in psychology as a result of taking a first-year writing seminar on female pain.
First-Year Writing Seminars
For first-year students, the Knight Institute offers First-Year Writing Seminars (FWS) in one of the country's largest and most diverse programs in writing in the disciplines.
Tutoring
Graduate and undergraduate tutors offer one-on-one consultations for writers seeking feedback on all kinds of written work at any stage of the planning and drafting process.
English Language Support Office
The English Language Support Office (ELSO) offers language, writing, and speaking support to multilingual and international graduate and professional students.