Controversy has erupted over both Adichie's views on gender and her argument that social media has become a breeding ground ...

The Palace is worried about Prince Harry's recent essay. The Duke of Sussex wrote about his British identity, saying he "currently" lives in the United States. "Royal aides are sweating." Prince Harry ...

In February, I wrote a guest piece for the Daily Cal’s yearly Sex Issue about how “the personal is not always political,” in which I tried to explore quite a few topics in about 800 words: I ...

As someone who has spent more than two decades helping high school students navigate how to write personal essays for their college applications, I regularly advise them to answer prompts fully, stick ...

Every year more than a million students use the Common Application, a standardized electronic form accepted by more than 1,000 colleges, to apply to college. And every year since 1976, the Common App, ...

As the college essay program manager for Write the World, a nonprofit writing organization for teens, I oversee a group of advisers who guide students through the essay writing process. I have seen ...