The BBC has spoken to a former lecturer who describes essay cheating as an "open secret" and to a businessman who claims to ...

The personal essay is an essential component of your application. How compelling it is — or isn't — can make or break your acceptance.

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Jia Tolentino, guest editor of “The Best American Essays 2025,” reflects on essays, community and life in Brooklyn.

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Conservative activists and politicians have rallied around a college student who received a zero on an essay. Some grad ...

A University of Warwick-led analysis of almost 5,000 student-authored reports suggests that student writing has become more ...

A University of Oklahoma student received a zero on a psychology essay after using her religious beliefs to discuss gender norms. The graduate student instructor said the grade was for not properly ...

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The Cliff at Briarcliff High School boasts a math lab, where students can get help with math homework throughout the day. It ...

The essay, written for a psychology class by a University of Oklahoma student, called the idea of multiple genders “demonic.” The instructor said it did not answer the assignment. By Mark Arsenault A ...

A new course in the College is allowing first-years to put that idea into practice as part of “Inquiry, Conversation, ...