American writing instruction has always involved some level of torture. What happens when technology makes it easy?

"I was lucky enough to have two inspiring mentors who recognized that I had more to offer than what was reflected by my standardized test scores," writes Debra Curtis ...

I am often asked why English is such a difficult to learn for non-native speakers. In fact, how hard it is to learn depends on what your native language is; and this follows as languages are more (or ...

Real-person fanfiction is highly popular, and so is debating whether or not it’s ethical.

A little more than a year ago, on a trip to Nairobi, Kenya, some colleagues and I met a 12-year-old Masai boy named Richard Turere, who told us a fascinating story. His family raises livestock on the ...

Located in Stokes 418S, the BC Writing Center offers one-on-one conferences to BC undergraduates looking for help with their writing and written assignments. Our specialists (see below) are trained ...

Stacks of worksheets sit atop desks and tables in Chanea Bond's Fort Worth classroom. Her students all have their own school-issued laptops, but Bond has swapped computers for paper — lots of paper.

Instead of studying for a traditional test, some students at Lincoln High School are making a case for their grades.Juniors in Nick Bihm’s AP English Language a ...

Amanda Boyle ('Skins') will serve as lead director on Link's project, described as an intimate ensemble comedy exploring womanhood, body image and identity.

Dec. 23, 2025 A new discovery shows that messy, stray light can be used to clean up quantum systems instead of disrupting them. University of Iowa researchers found that unwanted photons produced by ...

A colon is used to give emphasis, present dialogue, introduce lists or text, and clarify composition titles. Emphasis—Capitalize the first word after the colon only if it is a proper noun or the start ...