The faculty at Montclair State University recognizes the importance that writing plays in the academic, personal, and professional lives of our students. We are writers ourselves, and we write daily, for many different reasons. We write to share our research and ideas, to communicate our passions and complaints, and even simply to figure out what it is that we think. For us, writing is thinking and thinking is writing. It can be exciting, thrilling, and it can help us achieve our goals, but it is sometimes frustrating, and it can be hard to do well. For us, however, what writing gives to us is far greater than what it takes away from us. Writing satisfies a deeply human need for expression and communication, and also for problem-solving, as anyone who has used writing to reflect on a vexing personal or professional problem knows. Writing is an activity more than a skill, one that nourishes and enriches educated people for the rest of their lives. Writing at MSU presents the MSU community with a range of programs to engage, showcase, and support the writing development of the members of our community. Students, faculty and community members are welcome to browse this site for resources and opportunities in support of writing and the teaching of writing. In the spring of 2009, students and faculty have many opportunity for Live Literature -- readings by creative writers of all sorts. |
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