Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous essay, “ Letter from Birmingham Jail ,” lives not only as a publication of a watershed moment in civil rights history, but as a ...

Opinion writing is famous for a host of microlabels — columns, editorials, op-eds, guest essays, letters to the editor and even cartoons. While each of these pieces serves a distinct purpose, their ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. “The pen is mightier than the sword” may sound cliche, ...

“Love yourself.” It’s the phrase of the century — it’s on posters, signs, speeches, and every 10th video on Instagram reels. They’d probably put it on fast food bags if eating fast food wasn’t more or ...

Every writer knows the moment. It’s often late at night, when words blur together on your screen and you wonder why you thought you could pin down such a slippery thought. You read a sentence aloud, ...

Assistant Teaching Professor of Global Arts, Media and Writing Studies, University of California, Merced Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text ...

Returning to a focus on speaking offers distinct benefits. It is surprising how quickly we faculty have gone from barely being aware of ChatGPT to the vague perception that it exists somewhere (but ...