The John Jay College Vertical Writing Program
The John Jay College Vertical Writing Program is located in the English Department and is comprised of the First-Year Writing Program, the Writing and Rhetoric Minor, and the Writing Across the Curriculum Program.
Our philosophy of teaching writing is to present students with the opportunity to do inquiry-driven, creative, powerfully voiced, research-based projects from their very first semester at John Jay. We are facilitators, supporters, and coaches for where they want to take their work.
The projects you see here on this site are just a small sampling of the amazing work our students complete each year. These writers make us proud and alive with their effort and their accomplishments, as again and again they show us what they can do when they are challenged and supported to do work that exceeds their greatest expectations.
Here is a list of the courses we offer and more on our collaborations throughout the college.