The essay form is a response to minds, art, communities and culture, understood through a writer’s body, intellect and being.

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The paper by Samantha Fulnecky, published earlier by The Oklahoman and also posted online, received a zero by the instructor and has stirred a debate about academic freedom.

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The decision comes as the essay continues to ignite a nationwide debate over academic freedom and free speech.

Conservative activists and politicians have rallied around a college student who received a zero on an essay. Some grad ...

The federal government has flagged “cues” such as personal essays, along with narratives about “overcoming obstacles” and “diversity statements,” as being potentially unlawful.

The University of Oklahoma said the graduate teaching assistant who gave Samantha Fulnecky a failing grade will no longer have instructional duties.

Sonam Tashi refuses to let his son inherit the same fear. Once active in the Free Tibet movement in Kathmandu, he found himself silenced.

Students applying to college know they can’t — or at least shouldn’t — use AI chatbots to write their essays and personal statements. So it might come as a surprise that some schools are now using ...

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The Chinese government is using an increasingly powerful tool to control and monitor its own officials: Surveillance technology, much of ...