{"id":4,"date":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/the-writing-program\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-02-10T17:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T01:25:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/the-writing-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--intro-text align-center\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--intro-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Welcome\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Writing Program has principal responsibility for preparing USC students to write successfully in their academic and professional careers. Our pedagogical approach emphasizes process and rests on three pillars: dialogue and interaction as the core of a writing class; writing workshops as the primary mode of instruction; and individual or group conferences with instructors as a key vehicle for feedback. With 90 faculty and a range of composition courses, the Writing Program is dedicated to serving the needs of all USC students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/writingcenter\/\" >\n                  \n                    The Writing Center \n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n          <div 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