Term papers, yikes! These words can bring terror, even if schooldays are a distant memory. Students often perceive term papers as a maze beset with dangers, rather than an opportunity to tackle something useful and rewarding. That’s why I decided to launch a series directed … Read more
It’s early in the semester, so few students are thinking about their term papers. But for those of us engaged in work where something written always is due (or overdue), there is no vacation from writing. Long have I claimed not particularly to enjoy writing. … Read more
I’m writing on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving while gazing directly at a ridge of snow-covered Alps. The sun is setting in a blaze of white-and-black glory here in Interlaken, Switzerland, the site from which the Holiday Market Tour begins, my last Smithsonian Journey of the … Read more
For anyone engage in college prep, honing those research and writing skills is essential. Three recorded webinars in our series “Tools for Academic Success” are now online and available whenever you need them. The Research and Writing Webinar topics are: Research in the Online Age … Read more