Andy Schotz's column “Focusing on thoughtful discussion, not online fistfights” on March 4 notifies subscribers that the online comment section is being discontinued. That is a very positive move, ...

Here is a common scene: A supervisor agrees to write your letter of recommendation with one condition—you draft it. Shocker. We, too, were surprised the first time this happened to us. We assumed ...

Summer stretches before us, with all its potential for meeting research and writing goals. But if you’re going on the faculty-job market for the first time — as a recent Ph.D. or an advanced doctoral ...

I was a customer of your paper for 40-plus years, writing many letters to the editor and commenting on issues of the day. I shared your concern about the nasty nature of some of the online comments ...

Good tidings to you! I write this letter today to tell you: personal writing is tough. Sure, elementary school might have taught us about structure and form — the textbooks say a well-composed letter ...