Jennifer Ahern-Dodson founded the Faculty Write Program in 2012. She joined a multi-disciplinary writing group a few years earlier, and discovered that her scholarship and writing were transformed by it. As she worked with faculty across disciplines in her writing pedagogy workshops, she realized that they also wanted and needed support as writers, not just as teachers of writers.
Faculty Write has grown to offer an annual week-long summer retreat, academic year retreats, and workshops. It also offers individual consultations and coaching with faculty on a one-on-one basis, and it facilitates a robust writing group program. Since its inception, the program has fostered interdisciplinary collaborations among faculty across programs and colleges at Duke, and between many institutions.
Learn more about the story of Faculty Write:
- 2012, From Brain to Paper, How to Write Well
- 2013, The Role of Community in Working with Faculty Writers
- 2016, What Faculty Writers Need
- 2017, At Summer Retreat, Faculty Brush Up on Their Writing
- 2023, For Weary Scholars, A Moment to Regroup, Reconnect and Write
To schedule an individual consultation, or to discuss planning a workshop or writing retreat for your university, department or program, contact Dr. Ahern-Dodson at jahern@duke.edu.