Yvonne Canchola’s “How For-Profit Colleges Fail Their Graduate Students” (The Chronicle, November 2) draws needed attention to a timely issue: the skill and proficiency with which students seeking ...

Writing is a skill that you can always improve. Whether you are a seasoned copywriter or a marketer who dabbles in writing now and again, you need to keep working on your writing technique. The good ...

This following post is an excerpt from my new book: The Writing Workshop: Write More, Write Better, Be Happier in Academia. Research is writing. No one gets a fellowship, a Ph.D., a postdoc, a job, a ...

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Claire Needell is an English teacher at a public middle school in New York City. She is the author of "Something Right Behind Her" and the forthcoming "Nothing Real," a collection of stories. Updated ...

According to a study by the McKinsey Global Institute, the average worker spends 28% of their time reading and responding to emails. That’s about 73 days a year we’re spending dealing with emails.

A problem statement is a powerful tool that helps businesses ask the right questions. Used properly, it can lead to efficient solutions and make problem-solving feel like a breeze. Done poorly, it can ...

Writing a problem statement helps your business identify issues that may be preventing you from reaching your goals. A problem statement includes statistics and other information that provides ...

Problems that plagued the statewide writing tests this year were widespread enough that Nebraska education officials won’t use them to assess school performance. “The state won’t use the scores,” said ...