Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric
Endowed by alumnus Allan K. Smith, Class of 1911, the Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric offers the Interdisciplinary Minor in Rhetoric, Writing, and Media Studies and writing courses taught by rhetoric and composition faculty, administers Trinity’s Writing Foundational Requirement, provides support services and special programs for students, faculty and the community as well as assesses and promotes writing at Trinity College. The Allan K. Smith Center for Writing and Rhetoric also houses the Writing Center where tutors help students perfect their writing skills. The Writing Center is staffed by peer tutors who participate in a 30-year-old Writing Associates Program.
Rhetoric, Writing, and Media Studies Minor
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Publications:
Irene Papoulis’s book The Essays Only You Can Write, published October 2023
The Essays Only You Can Write is a textbook offering strategies for writing academic and personal essays. It also gives you advice about some of the psychological factors that can get in the way of doing your best writing. Read it if you want to write essays that grow out of your own particular thoughts and experiences!
Writing Center
Hartford, CT 06106
Sunday 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Monday - Thursday 3:00pm - 10:00pm