When Tatiana Schlossberg submitted an essay to The New Yorker, it had not been assigned or even expected. It was accepted immediately and barely edited. By Jesse McKinley It was the kind of piece that ...

Have you ever found yourself operating on autopilot? Maybe you’ve driven home from work and don’t remember much about the drive. Or maybe you realize, suddenly, that you’ve been scrolling social media ...

The University of Oklahoma removed the instructor involved in a controversy over First Amendment rights after giving a failing grade to a student who cited her religious beliefs in an essay about ...

A University of Oklahoma psychology student is challenging a failing grade after submitting a gender‑roles reflection essay that heavily referenced the Bible, sparking debate over free speech, ...

The essays I wrote to get into Duke no longer exist. I love writing, and by that I mean I love writing about anything other than myself. So I wrote my personal essay in third person, and I wrote my ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In the lead-up to their English extension 1 exam, Normanhurst Boys High School students Lam Doan, Ronny Jo and Harry Shin taped batteries to their pens to make them heavier during practice, and ...

In the high-stakes world of college admissions, there’s one lesson every hopeful applicant should learn early: sometimes, what you leave out of your essay matters more than what you put in. As Sophie ...

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DOVER, Del., Sept. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AI has been marketed as a quick way to get through schoolwork. A handful of students manage to turn short reflective essays into something passable by ...