Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC): May 2025 Issue Dear Campus Community, In this issue: - Saying goodbye
- The future of writing pedagogy at York College
- WAC support & resources
On January 25, 1999, the CUNY Board of Trustees passed a resolution calling on each college to “intensify and expand its programmatic efforts to strengthen the teaching of writing in courses across the curriculum.” In support of this resolution, the CUNY Writing Fellows Program was launched, placing doctoral students in Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) programs across campuses to support undergraduate writing. In the past two and a half decades, Fellows have worked closely with faculty to develop writing-intensive courses, lead workshops, and promote a culture of writing across disciplines. On February 5, 2024, Karen Miller, Chair of the WAC Professional Development Committee, announced a major restructuring: Writing Fellows will no longer be a core component of WAC programs going forward. This marks a pivotal shift in how WAC functions across the university. While the program itself is not ending—and CUNY is taking this moment to reimagine what WAC can look like—the impact of the Writing Fellows is undeniable. Their legacy is felt in classrooms, curricula, and in the many students whose writing they helped strengthen. In this final edition of the WAC Newsletter, the current (and last) cohort of Writing Fellows reflects on what this change means for them. We also hear from some old, but familiar voices as we say farewell to the program in its current form. Please see attached newsletter for details. |