In “Against the Writing Center,” (The Chronicle Review, January 3), Blake Smith argues forcefully against the usefulness and competence of college writing programs and centers. He condemns the idea ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

Courtney Peña-Lima is an associate director at the Biosciences Grant Writing Academy at Stanford University in California and a writing instructor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Troy ...