On a gray November morning, stacks of essays sat on an admissions counselor’s desk at a New England liberal arts college. She ...

In my experience, every kind of writing requires some kind of self-soothing Jedi mind trick, and, when it comes to essay ...

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to make the U.S. citizenship test more challenging, potentially introducing an essay requirement. White House is reportedly planning to introduce an ...

Scott Turow, whose 16 books have sold more than 30 million copies, speaks at the Champaign Public Library during a 2022 visit. Marty Kaplan Sally Jenkins Rick Reilly Jim Nondorf Wendy Kelley Adam ...

The Canadian author’s latest book is an investigation of her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live.

The criminal cases against eight people who were arrested at a downtown Houston climate protest earlier this year ended with a punishment more commonly found in high school.. Over the last month, the ...

A well-written essay and $200 could win you a nearly 6,000-square-foot house in historic downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia. Paula and Robert Welsh said they love their brick Georgian house, but felt ...

I used to believe I taught the one genre that artificial intelligence couldn’t touch. For 15 years, I’ve guided college students through the deeply human work of personal narrative, helping them ...

Students typically fill out the “Common App,” which is accepted by more than 1,000 colleges and universities. Most of the questions are straightforward, with the exception of the Activities section ...

Going into the upcoming school year, schools are cracking down on the use of AI amidst the ongoing conversation of whether it's considered cheating or not. Though some argue it's just a tool that ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As the CEO of Command Education, I write about emotionally intelligent leadership and education. Students shouldn’t use AI to ...