The Art of Crafting the Perfect History Essay
A new book walks students, teachers, and even seasoned writers through the “often unspoken expectations of writing history essays." Read more ›
From Woolf to Hemingway: The Transformation of Literary Dialogue
Prof. Elizabeth Alsop looks at the development and transformation of literary dialogue in fiction novels throughout the centuries, giving it a "greater capacity for signification." Read more ›
Writing Around the Day Job: A Debut Novel Takes Shape
When Raymond Strom graduated with his M.F.A. from The City College of New York in 2009, he wanted to do what he’d just attended school for: write. But life had a different plan. Read more ›
A Bronx Tale in Verse
A Queens college graduate student expounds upon the Bronx's vernacular beauty in a new poem published with 'The New Yorker.' Read more ›
The Numbers: A Daughter of Detroit Tells the Family Secret
A Baruch College professor tells the story of growing up in Detroit with a mother who ran a thriving numbers business, which was an illegal individually-run lottery. Read more ›
SNAPSHOT: College Writing
Many students begin at two-year community colleges and transfer to four-year senior colleges. How prepared are they? Read more ›
Three Tales of Feminism and Friendship
In a new book, a professor recounts three foundational friendships that helped her navigate the fraught nature of academia. Read more ›
Inside the Actor’s Diary: A Glimpse into the 19th Century
The 19th century actor Harry Watkins kept a diary for 15 years, faithfully recording his time in the theater, the turbulent period before the Civil War, and pressing issues affecting the country. Read more ›
Capturing the Refugee Crisis, One Word at a Time
Poet Tom Sleigh’s new book is a collection of essays he wrote after witnessing the experience of refugees throughout East Africa and the Middle East. Read more ›