“Love yourself.” It’s the phrase of the century — it’s on posters, signs, speeches, and every 10th video on Instagram reels. They’d probably put it on fast food bags if eating fast food wasn’t more or ...

Opinion writing is famous for a host of microlabels — columns, editorials, op-eds, guest essays, letters to the editor and even cartoons. While each of these pieces serves a distinct purpose, their ...

Faculty writing has never been more crucial. In an era of heightened competition for grants, promotion pressures and demands for public engagement, writing is the vehicle through which faculty share ...

Every writer knows the moment. It’s often late at night, when words blur together on your screen and you wonder why you thought you could pin down such a slippery thought. You read a sentence aloud, ...

Returning to a focus on speaking offers distinct benefits. It is surprising how quickly we faculty have gone from barely being aware of ChatGPT to the vague perception that it exists somewhere (but ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. “The pen is mightier than the sword” may sound cliche, ...

I'm writing from the end of my sixth semester at Arkansas Tech University at Russellville. The fall has been good to me, especially where my students are concerned. Teaching creative writing isn't ...

“A I was used to improve clarity and grammar” has become the go-to disclaimer in academic publishing. It’s meant to reassure. It doesn’t. Instead, it cloaks uncertainty in the language of transparency ...

Someone recently asked me why anyone should read my opinion columns. The exchange made me question everything that I had ever written in the past year. Who am I to say that the Co-Op is expensive ...

Last month, I was invited to speak at the summer writing camp at Hopkinton’s Harold Martin School. The invitation was an honor, and my visit was a delight. I have written about writing in the Monitor ...