Develop As A Scholar
Writing in higher education is a high stakes endeavor, especially for advanced graduate students and faculty members! It is tied to academic credibility, degree completion, tenure, promotion, professional rewards, job security, compensation and more.
At Cultivate the Writer, we recognize that strong academic writing is essential to being a successful scholar. As experts in their fields, scholars are expected to share their research, ideas and professional insights through publications and presentations. Often, speaking opportunities result from good writing, either through a well-written proposal or published works.
As experts in academic writing and higher education culture, we are committed to ensuring that scholars at all levels can disseminate their expertise with greater clarity and confidence while preserving their authentic voice.
Our Academic Services
Our services are for universities and educational organizations as well as faculty members and graduate students. At the institutional level, we fulfill the writing skill gap in graduate education, specifically in doctoral study. Most doctoral students do not receive writing instruction beyond undergraduate school. Though they're expected to write at an advanced scholarly level, they are not trained to do so.
The result? The ABD (All But Dissertation) problem, which leads to nearly 50% of doctoral candidates across all types of doctoral programs (PhD, EdD, DBA, DNP, etc.) not finishing their program.
The other 50% who graduate often enter faculty or post-doctoral positions ill-equipped to meet the writing demands expected of them as advanced degree-holders. So, the pressure to publish regularly, seek external funding or disseminate research in various written forms becomes a daily burden. Scholars can be reassured that writing is a skill that can be mastered at any stage in their career.
We have a proven track record of partnering with programs, universities, educational funds, faculty members and graduate students across disciplines to get research published, grants funded, dissertations completed and educational/professional goals met.
When we cultivate the writer within faculty members and graduate students, we are also cultivating:
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Scholars
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Researchers
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Conference Presenters
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Grant Writers
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Administrators
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Thought Leaders
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Authentic Research Voices
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Academic Experts
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Professors
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Critical Thinkers
Browse our services to learn more about how we can support the work you do!
Educational Partners
We have partnered with the various universities and educational funds below and would love to partner with you!
Maximize Your Academic Potential
At Cultivate the Writer (CTW), we equip graduate students and faculty members with the writing and complementary academic skills, strategies and resources need for scholarly success.
Universities and
Educational Funds
Graduate Students
and Faculty
● Campus Workshops (in-person, virtual, hybrid)
● Dissertation Boot Camps (in-person, hybrid)
● Professional Development Workshops
● Academic Program Consultation
● Customized Topics and Services
● Content, Line and Combination Editing
● Writing Coaching
● Dissertation/Thesis/Final Project Coaching
● Writing Resources
● Customized Services
How to Thrive in Academia
The Statistics
It's true: becoming a proficient scholarly writer is challenging for many graduate students and early career faculty. In fact, approximately 50% of doctoral students who start a doctoral program (PhD, EdD, DBA, DNP, etc.) don’t finish and remain ABD (All But Dissertation). The Chronicle of Higher Education, the Council of Graduate Schools and the National Science Foundation publish detailed reports on the low percentage of people who complete their doctorate each year.
Underdeveloped writing, speaking and critical thinking abilities should never be the reason a graduate student doesn’t finish their program or a faculty member doesn't advance professionally. Research-based writing is an academic skill, so those willing to work can receive the proper instruction, techniques and guidance to grow as research-based writers, scholars and experts.
At Cultivate the Writer (CTW), we are dedicated to removing barriers to your scholarly success. We have a comprehensive program of campus-based workshops/webinars, editing services, writing coaching and dissertation coaching to facilitate educational and career advancement. We welcome the opportunity to partner with you or your university/organization to cultivate the writer, scholar and expert within!
Some Dissertation and Academic Workshop Topics
You Want Me to Do What? Strategies to Write a Literature Review
Composing a literature review can be like putting together a 1,000-piece puzzle by yourself in a short period of time! This session provides an understanding of how to effectively analyze and synthesize research to write a comprehensive literature review in a manageable, understandable way.
The Art of Revision: Ask the Right
Questions to Strengthen Writing
One of the most important activities that produces strong scholarly writing is revision. In a haste to meet deadlines, many scholars don't take the time to sufficiently revise their documents. Others don't know how to improve a draft. This session guides scholars in the questions that should and need to be asked to strengthen the clarity, flow and logical presentation of scholarly writing.
State it Succinctly: How to Write Concisely Yet Scholarly
When presenting their expertise, too many academic writers unintentionally impede the readability of their works with cumbersome language and complicated sentence structure. This session focuses on nuanced issues of style that help scholarly writers improve the clarity and readability of their ideas. This interactive session includes examples and invites participants to apply the strategies explained.
