The Communications Hub
Academic Writing and Speaking Tutoring for Viterbi Ph.D. Students
Engineering in Society Program at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Welcome to the Communications Hub for Engineering Ph.D. Students!
At the Hub, USC Viterbi faculty provide individual tutoring in writing and speaking for Viterbi's Ph.D. students! We work with Ph.D. students on projects such as journal and conference articles, dissertations, fellowship applications, career communications, and more!
Student Feedback
"Thanks so much for your help! These docs are some of my best writing."
"Professor Fife really helped highlight the weak parts of my writing... and suggested approaches as to how I could address them. She also helped me in restructuring the paper.... Working with her helped save many hours... and it has led to a substantially better paper! Thank you!!"
"The help I have received from The Communications Hub significantly improved my writing and my paper! If this service had been available before, it would have saved my advisor so much time that he had to spend in correcting my draft and providing feedback. I am glad it is finally available to phd students all year round."
"[The tutor] clearly discussed expectations for appointment, [and we] made significant progress on goals outlined in appt. description. [She was] friendly, super helpful overall, provided great insights and explanations."
"Drop-in hours were extremely productive. I have learned so much about writing in just two meetings. I strongly recommend this resource to fellow PhD students. Absolute lifesaver!"
"Please keep offering this fantastic service to students, I'll be back again!"
"I used ChatGPT for my paper. The Hub tutor knew right away but she still helped me. The ChatGPT had writing problems that I didn't notice."