Life calls on us to grow in all sorts of ways. Read on to ensure that you’re ready to respond to the call—

How to show up in class prepared, confident, and ready to get the most out of your educational experience.

In today’s post, I want to revisit the idea of thesis because there’s really so much to say about it.  If you missed my first post on...

If you’ve taken a college-level writing course, chances are you’ve heard the term thesis.  But do you have a good understanding of what...

As a professor, I was all about making academic rules explicit to make them accessible to everyone. It’s hard, if not downright...

Let my many years as a student save you some time! You’re busy. Beyond busy. You have classes, clubs, performances—maybe even a sport...

On Writing a Good Conclusion This is the fourth, and final, installment of my 'how to' series. If you'd like to check out the earlier...

You need to write something. Maybe you’ve put it off for a while and it’s due soon—like tomorrow. Or maybe it isn’t due for a while,...

What do you know to be true about yourself? Are you living (and working) in a way that honors and reflects that? I love Gretchen Rubin...

For over ten years, I taught undergraduate courses at Harvard in the Psychology Department and the Writing Program. Before that, I was a...