The MIT Writing and Communication Center invites graduate students and postdocs to apply to its new Public Writing Certificate Program. Integrating hand-on workshops with individual coaching, this program will equip you with essential skills for communicating your research beyond academia and joining public conversations. Meeting weekly in an interactive, in-person format, you will learn strategies for conveying complex ideas in public-facing genres while developing your voice as writers. Through instruction, collaborative activities, and weekly assignments supported by 1:1 writing coaching, participants will move from initial concepts to polished pieces ready for submission.

Led by WCC Lecturer Chris Featherman, PhD, the program spans the following sessions:

• Session 1: Find Your Audience — Thursday, February 19th, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
• Session 2: Choose Your Tools — Thursday, February 26th, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
• Session 3: Create Flow — Thursday, March 5th, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
• Session 4: Explain Like a Pro — Thursday, March 12th, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

All participants who successfully complete the program requirements will receive a signed certificate, and three participants' final writing projects will be recognized at an end-of-program celebration.

Join the WCC in this new program to develop your professional communication skills while reinvigorating your scholarly practice through new connections between your research and public concerns.

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, February 15th. Click here to apply.