Burgess-Proctor, AmandaCassano, GrahamCondron, Dennis J.Lyons, Heidi A.Sanders, George2014-12-052014-04Burgess-Proctor, A., Graham Cassano, Dennis Condron, Heidi A. Lyons, and George Sanders. 2014. “A Collective Effort to Improve Sociology Students’ Writing Skills.” Teaching Sociology 42: 130-139.http://hdl.handle.net/10323/3213Nationwide, academic sociologists at all types of higher education institutions face the challenge of working to improve students’ writing skills. In this article, we describe a collective effort by a group of faculty members in one undergraduate sociology program to implement several effective writing-improvement strategies. We advocate aiming to improve students’ writing by working together on a united front rather than working in isolation. After explaining the origins of the collective emphasis on writing that emerged in our group and briefly outlining the writing-improvement strategies that we utilize, we use student survey data to reflect on major themes before concluding with a discussion of the merits of our collective approach.en-USStudent writingWriting across curriculumProfessionalization of studentsArticle