Knowledge should be accessible to all, not just a select few. Whether it be law or science, academic writing is unnecessarily complicated. (Photo courtesy of Unsplash) The bane of my college existence ...

Editor’s note: What follows is an excerpt adapted from a new book, Academic Writing as if Readers Matter, out this month from Princeton University Press. Most academic writers want a wide audience for ...

Stereotypical academic writing is rigid, dry, and mechanical, delivering prose that evokes memories of high school and undergraduate laboratory reports. The hallmark of this stereotype is passive ...

Communicating the worth of your work to the academic world – and beyond – starts with writing. Writing for a journal, turning your work into a book or reviewing existing research all require distinct ...

Each source type offers value. Databases provide depth. Journals reveal current debates. Reports deliver verified data. Careful source selection improves research writing and builds persuasive ...

In universities, the pen is meant to be a tool for thinking, questioning, and writing critically. Yet in Malaysia, we are ...

When James M. Lang published the book On Course in 2008 and garnered notable success, his editor invited him to dinner. She suggested that Lang might be interested in writing a book about cheating.

Students complete a First-Year Writing Seminar Selection process prior to matriculation, in order to determine which of several environments will provide the best seminar experience for them. (This ...