Howe Writing Across the Curriculum (HWAC) is the faculty-focused arm of the Howe Center for Writing Excellence (HCWE). Dr. Elizabeth Wardle and Dr. Mandy Olejnik lead HWAC with support from a small team of Graduate Assistant Directors. 

Our mission is to help faculty and graduate teaching assistants provide the most innovative, research-based writing instruction in the country. We also strive to give faculty and graduate students the resources they need to develop their own writing projects.

HWAC is committed to influencing writing-related research, practice, and policies at Miami and nationwide. By putting a spotlight on writing education at Miami, we are helping prepare students to excel as clear, concise, and persuasive writers in academic, professional, and personal settings. 

What we offer

• Our innovative Faculty Writing Fellows Program, a semester-long program that gives teams of faculty time to redesign courses and full curricula based on writing research and their own expertise.
• Workshops, both in series and stand-alone, that explore disciplinary writing practices and respond to the current needs of Miami faculty.
• University-level recognition of excellence in disciplinary writing instruction.
• Carefully-curated disciplinary writing guides prepared by faculty for both student and peer audiences.
• One-on-one teaching consultations on any writing assignment or course, including Advanced Writing or CAS-writing courses.
• Regular writing hours and writing retreats that provide faculty with time, space, and resources they need for their own writing.