In the 1930s, Michelle Janning’s grandmother was living in a South Dakota boardinghouse and working as a teacher. Married ...

Borrow a little wisdom from WWI love letters — and write a valentine that truly means something.

Here is a common scene: A supervisor agrees to write your letter of recommendation with one condition—you draft it. Shocker. We, too, were surprised the first time this happened to us. We assumed ...

The holiday season offers a good excuse to sit down and write a letter to someone you’ve been out of touch with, an exercise that benefits you and your recipient more than you might expect. Studies ...

While many student loan borrowers focus on working within the status quo to find a solution that works best for them, others prefer to challenge the current system and are passionate about advocating ...

Summer stretches before us, with all its potential for meeting research and writing goals. But if you’re going on the faculty-job market for the first time — as a recent Ph.D. or an advanced doctoral ...

Your instructor may ask you to include a writer's letter (also called a writer's memo, writer's note, or cover letter) with your writing assignment. A writer's letter reflects on your process of ...

Allow me to introduce you to my favorite semi-unhinged post-heartbreak ritual.

The earliest record of the cover letter for employment dates back to the 1950s according to The Atlantic, and has been used ever since as an addition to resumes, for candidates to prove to potential ...