In grad school, a professor tossed my exam onto my desk and announced, loud enough for the whole room: “What do you know, Ms. Hyder? You are intelligent!” ...

On Monday, Mark Zuckerberg published a 6,500-word manifesto about personal AI, largely about the possibilities for the ...

Best-selling author Ann Patchett is beloved for her novels, like this year's Whistler, and she's become one of the most trusted sources for book recommendations, but she also writes powerful essays.

Three ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing to a series of essays about presidents back to George Washington Three ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of ...

Key Points ・At least six major universities (including Georgia Tech, UNC-Chapel Hill, the University of Georgia, the ...

A select group of colleges is making it easier to apply—but probably harder to get in. Top schools including Tulane University, Washington University in St. Louis and the University of North Carolina ...

Several selective universities have announced they will remove supplemental essays from their application materials for the 2026–27 admissions cycle, causing a stir in the admissions world. Some of ...

Admissions offices have been contending with essays generated by artificial intelligence for more than three and a half years now; according to a 2024 survey, about half of college applicants use AI ...

It has been an open secret in the tight circle around Tiger Woods for years: If you want to have a serious conversation with Woods — about his charity and architecture work; about the future of the ...

Some students are still mentioning their race or immigrant status as the Trump administration cracks down on diversity efforts. But many are avoiding sensitive aspects of their identity. By Bernard ...