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From The Chronicle of Higher Ed: Cover Letters Can Go Beyond One Page
This time of year many of us are thinking about the “rest” of our lives and getting to the next step. An important piece in the process is The Cover Letter. If you are applying for jobs in academia,...
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Caution: BATWED – you can catch it at The Writing Center
Hunter S. Thompson at his computer I often hear the admonition to “write every day”. As a writer, a student, a coordinator, and a researcher, I write continuously. However, I often don’t write towards...
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Finals Week Playlist – Ruth
When I have to study something really difficult I love instrumental music, especially in the classical style. I pick the style of the music to match the type of material I am studying. If I am...
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Dashes, and Commas, and Parenthesis, Oh My!
Are you afraid of dashes, commas and parenthesis? Well, you don’t need to be afraid any longer. I won’t go through all the uses for each symbol, but we will look at using them to set off information...
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Plagiarism or Paraphrasing, that is the Question
From “Plagiarism and the Internet” Click to see article It is almost the end of the semester and the huge research paper is due. It takes so much time to paraphrase and cite your sources. It seems so...
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The Facts About Plagiarism
From Boston University Imagine the following scene- You get an email from your professor. He has found that you “were guilty of plagiarism” and therefore receiving a “0” for the course. Furthermore,...
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Writing For Your Audience: IDK SUP BRO
Muppets SuperBowl Commercial Who is the audience for this commercial? Would there be some people who don’t understand? What makes it funny? What could make it confusing? Your audience is one of the...
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