What Is WAC?

Previously known as Strategies and Tools Across Fields: Teaching with Writing (STAF), this program has been rebranded as WAC and includes a range of programming designed to support all MSU educators of any level, status, or discipline in developing their writing-related pedagogy. The goals of our WAC programming include:

  • Encouraging participants to make their courses, assignments, and assessments accessible, inclusive, and equitable
  • Designing effective and meaningful writing assignments
  • Scaffolding writing assignments within a semester or across a program’s curriculum
  • Connecting writing and critical thinking
  • Using peer response effectively 
  • Responding to student writing 
  • Developing assessments
  • Teaching discipline-specific genres and citation practices

WAC Programming for Academic Year 2025-2026

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WAC 4-day Institute

Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) empowers educators to design writing assignments that are effective, meaningful, and accessible for all. Inspired by Engaging Ideas by Bean and Melzer, the institute offers practical strategies, fresh insights into the nuances of disciplinary writing, and the confidence to craft engaging assignments and provide impactful feedback. 

This year’s institute will be held May 4-7, 2026. Email Beth Sabo at bethsabo@msu.edu with any questions. To register for the 4-day institute, click the button below. 

Register for the 4-day Institute here