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 ...

I know that writing well and with economy are pre-requisites for the cogent deliberation on a contentious topic being selected for publication as a Letter to the Editor. After all, each day only a ...

It’s finally time to get in the Christmas spirit, and for many children across the world, that means writing a letter to ...

Not long ago, Amy Cunningham, a funeral director for Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, convened about twenty strangers in a third-floor room at the Sixty-seventh Street library in Manhattan, for a ...

A Pain Letter is a new-millennium alternative to a cover letter. It's a letter. It has black or blue ink on a white page, but that's about all that a Pain Letter has in common with a cover letter.

Jordan Tarver has spent seven years covering mortgage, personal loan and business loan content for leading financial publications such as Forbes Advisor. He blends knowledge from his bachelor's degree ...

Surprise! You see two different forms of the lowercase print letter "g" all the time, but there's a good chance one of them plays tricks on you. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and ...

Considering February is the month of love, what better time could there be to write a love letter or poem to a beloved? To be loved and nurtured is a universal need. Being loved creates feelings of ...

A few years ago, I wrote “A Letter to College Students (From All Profs)” in which I provided advice to students about how to ask for letters of recommendation. Interestingly, just as students do not ...

The most effective cover letters tell a story about why you are qualified for the role. Familiarize yourself with the job description. Explain how your experience qualifies you for the requirements ...