While many university writing centers require new fellows to take a semester-long course on theory and practice, UMB Writing Center Fellows instead take part in pre-semester preparation every fall involving readings and discussions, followed by online and in-person learning about writing center praxis throughout the year. In keeping with our mission, new fellows in 2025 will also join the Baltimore Writing Center Project (BWCP). Fellows participating in the BWCP attend online bi-monthly discussion sessions, attend and present at academic and professional conferences, and complete a final writing project.
When you become a UMB Writing Center Fellow, you will experience robust continuing education that complements learning in your professional degree program at UMB. You will deepen your understanding of the relationships among text, language, and power in writing practice and education by reflecting on how graduate students write in a contemporary world shaped by emerging technologies and multiple global crises. Joining online, asynchronous module work and in-person discussion sessions, you'll practice critical digital composition and collaborate with fellowship colleagues and UMB Writing Center leaders to answer questions crucial to higher education and the professions, such as, What does it mean to create, organize, and communicate knowledge and community in these circumstances?" How do we respond through student writing support?