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  1. A photo of Student Spotlight: EC 134XP Writing Featured in National Phenology Newsletter

    Student Spotlight: EC 134XP Writing Featured in National Phenology Newsletter

    EC 134XP student writing is being published in the newsletter of the USA National Phenology Network! Here second-year student Amanda Lyons profiles Chris Peters and Chicago's Bloomington...

  2. UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award winner Lauri Mattenson asks students to consider ‘what’s at stake’

    UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award winner Lauri Mattenson asks students to consider ‘what’s at stake’

    While all of Lauri Mattenson’s teaching revolves around writing, her courses cover a wide array of applications and contexts. In the English composition classes she teaches regularly,...

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UCLA Writing Programs High School Summer Writing Workshop (English Composition 50)

The High School Summer Writing Workshop (English Composition 50) is a 3-week, non-resident writing course for high school students who seek to strengthen their writing and discussion skills. The workshop is taught by UCLA’s highly regarded writing specialists who prepare ambitious college-bound students for university writing. The course addresses differences between high school and college writing, as well as the college application essay.

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  • Brandon Goenawan

    Coming into college, I was so uncertain about my writing abilities. However, going to the Undergraduate Writing Center for assistance throughout my undergraduate journey, whether it was for my STEM research papers or my humanities-based assignments, always allowed me to put my best foot forward in assignments. Even to this... Read more

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