Valerie Seiling Jacobs

Valerie Seiling Jacobs holds an MFA in Nonfiction from Columbia University and a B.S. and J.D. from Cornell University. Before turning to teaching and writing, she practiced law for more than two decades. Ms. Jacobs is currently on the part-time faculty at Columbia University, where she teaches writing, conducts workshops, and works as a consultant in the Writing Center. She also conducts private workshops for attorneys and business professionals who wish to improve their writing skills and she is often hired to draft and edit corporate publications. Valerie’s cultural commentary and essays on politics, the environment, and family matters have appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and other publications.