Welcome to a new series, “The Public Writing Life,” about how to write for a popular audience (and get paid for it) when you are part of the academy. There’s plenty of good writing advice out there, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marybeth Gasman writes about racism, philanthropy, HBCUs & faculty. Those who know me know I always encourage academics to write ...

Artificial intelligence systems that generate sustained conversations in response to user input ("generative AI") have captured headlines recently. Such composing tools offer challenges and ...

Discover the top 5 AI tools for research writing in 2026, including Perplexity AI, Elicit, Consensus, ChatGPT, and Zotero.

Who can use the Writing Center? Writers from across the University community, including students, faculty and staff seek feedback from Writing Center consultants. Is there a fee for using the Writing ...

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 ...