Many students might see an English course titled Hermit Crabs and Borrowed Forms and immediately wonder what crustaceans have to do with creative writing. But when Eliana Alzate ’26 saw that title, ...

About 1 in 4 undergrads don’t get enough to eat, new research finds. Use these story ideas to examine food insecurity in ...

Ryan Walters had a suggestion for the University of Oklahoma student who emailed him for help over a bad grade.“Fight ...

The White House is cracking down on personal college essays about race as it continues pushing anti-DEI policies in higher ...

The federal government has flagged “cues” such as personal essays, along with narratives about “overcoming obstacles” and ...

Application Writing is the process of drafting a formal request to someone in an authoritative position to seek permission, ...

College life can feel like a tornado, so here’s the big question: how does anyone keep up? The moment one assignment is ...

A University of Oklahoma student received a zero on a psychology essay after using her religious beliefs to discuss gender norms. The graduate student instructor said the grade was for not properly ...

The essay, written for a psychology class by a University of Oklahoma student, called the idea of multiple genders “demonic.” The instructor said it did not answer the assignment. By Mark Arsenault A ...

A brilliant college essay topic doesn’t just showcase intelligence — it reveals personality, curiosity, humor, resilience, or the wonderfully weird way someone sees the world. Over the years, certain ...

Division on whether an OU student should have received a zero on her essay, but most agreed that her free speech rights had not been violated.

For years, high-schoolers have boasted in college applications about learning Latin, leading the chess club or acing Advanced Placement Physics. Now there is a new way to get a leg up: Show how well ...