Strong writing and communication skills are highly sought after by most employers. Whether crafting short emails or lengthy annual reports, many workers use their writing skills every day. And for an ...

Q: I frequently see ads that ask for writing samples, along with the résumé and cover letter. I have hesitated to respond to these job ads because I’m not sure what kinds of things I should submit.

A fifth grader takes the New York State English Language Arts exam. Writing has been hard to test reliably, but a new approach called comparative judgment holds promise. (Photo by John Paraskevas ...

Even though email is an offshoot of letter writing that came with the digital age, many people have not been able to master letter writing let alone emailing. This isn’t a problem anyway because the ...

The following are actual responses to some of our recent submissions to the Online Writing Lab, although the names have been changed to maintain the anonymity of student writers. You can expect ...

There’s no better way to build an audience than writing online. Creating the habit of showing up and hitting publish will serve you well for everything in your professional future. But there’s a wrong ...

The Undergraduate GWAR is a CSU-wide requirement that should be completed by undergraduate students in their junior year. All undergraduate students must satisfy the Graduation Writing Assessment ...

This guide is intended to provide some guidance to help you in submitting a successful portfolio to either place into 102 (placement portfolio) or obtain credit-by-exam (CBE) for 102. While there are ...

Changes are afoot in standardized testing for law school applicants, from the end of logic games on the LSAT to the emergence of JD-Next as a rising alternative to the LSAT or GRE. Likewise, the LSAT ...

Cultural Anthropology and Archaeology applicants should upload a writing sample no longer than 20 pages such as a term paper or an excerpt from a BA or MA thesis. Writing samples are optional, but ...