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

The essay form is a response to minds, art, communities and culture, understood through a writer’s body, intellect and being.

Many students might see an English course titled Hermit Crabs and Borrowed Forms and immediately wonder what crustaceans have ...

Cast Away turns 25 this year. In celebration, a look at how it feels to share a name with one of its most iconic characters.

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

The Patriot’s Pen essay contest encourages middle school students to explore American history and society through essays ...

Adults need to set up rules for students so that it’s not on them to self-regulate when it comes to going tech-free.

Of the seven winners for this year's Voice of Democracy essay contest, six of them are Braden River High School students, and ...

I am prominently mentioned in David Burnett’s Dec. 18 Thursday Opinion essay, “ The debate over the ‘Napalm Girl’ photo doesn’t shake me. I was there., ” and feel compelled to respond. Put plainly: ...

My dad helped me appreciate the joy of seeing new places when I was a child. This year, I experienced the joy of sharing the Grand Canyon with him.

The writer, lawyer and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh, who is 74, has spent most of his life living in Ramallah, a city ...

1. Go deep or go home. I try to ensure that my social relationships—those that are voluntary and involve discretionary time— focus only on facets of life that matter: love, faith, philosophy, virtue, ...