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The Writing Center will re-open for the fall semester on August 31st, 2026. 

Log into Buff Portal HERE to create an account and make an appointment.

What to Expect

The CU Boulder Writing Center offers writers from all academic disciplines and skill levels the opportunity to work one-on-one with professionally trained writing consultants. We help writers at all stages of the writing process from brainstorming through revision. Writing Center sessions strive to address writers' stated needs while attending to relevant disciplinary, rhetorical, grammatical, and stylistic concerns. Consultants provide feedback and advice that promote writers' abilities to communicate successfully and think critically in response to complex, evolving expectations of readers in academia, the workplace, and society.

  • Save time by learning more effective writing techniques
  • Eliminate writer’s block and procrastination
  • Improve your argumentative impact, organization, and clarity
  • Strengthen your revision and self-editing skills
  • Learn proper citation to avoid unintentional plagiarism

First-time visitors should register for an account using your Colorado.EDU email address through Buff Portal here. If you are an alumnus, Housing resident, or CU affiliate, please contact us at writingcenter@colorado.edu to create your account.

 

Remote Hours Fall 2026

Monday 10am-9pm
Tuesday 10am-9pm
Wednesday 10am-9pm
Thursday 10am-9pm
Friday 10am-3pm
Sunday 12-9pm

 

Norlin Drop-in Hours Fall 2026

Monday 11am-6pm
Tuesday 11am-6pm
Wednesday 11am-6pm
Thursday 11am-6pm
Friday 11am-3pm