A graduate student instructor at the University of Oklahoma was placed on administrative leave after a student filed a discrimination complaint. The student, Samantha Fulnecky, claims she received a ...

The students’ assignment: Write an op-ed about lead poisoning in Lewiston-Auburn. Or write a caption for a photo, or text about a campus tree. Write about how strange quantum theory is, or write a ...

The controversy surrounding a University of Oklahoma (OU) student who received a failing grade for citing the Bible in an essay has now shifted from a supposed free-speech violation to a meticulous ...

A University of Oklahoma student received a zero on a psychology essay after using her religious beliefs to discuss gender norms. The graduate student instructor said the grade was for not properly ...

A conservative professor in the University of Wisconsin system weighed in on the recent controversy surrounding Samantha Fulnecky, a University of Oklahoma student who received a zero out of 25 on an ...

The glow from the laptop reflects off his forehead as he stares at the screen, paralyzed by panicked perfectionism. The Common Application essay prompts are neatly copied onto the blank document, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the human/political issues surrounding college admissions. The college essay has been a common, central part of ...

An Oklahoma university has removed a graduate teaching assistant from classroom duties following a high-profile dispute over how an undergraduate essay on gende ...

Essay writing is an unavoidable part of college life, but did you know that most college students feel overwhelmed by the number of assignments they get? According to a 2014 study, the average US ...

Division on whether an OU student should have received a zero on her essay, but most agreed that her free speech rights had not been violated.