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APA Guidelines Times New Roman…Not Required

There seems to be a great deal of confusion and discussion about Times New Roman as the only acceptable font by those who follow APA Style® guidelines.  In short,  this […]

Writing an Effective Thesis Podcast

Writing a thesis is a key part of writing an academic essay, and it is a concept this is often elusive.  Sometimes, the very word “thesis” is confusing as it […]

New APA Video Guide! – Students & Research Writing

The Kaplan University Writing Center is proud to share this new video tutorial which provides a basic overview of APA. In just over five minutes,   the video  demonstrates following APA Style […]

Computer Grading and Grammar Checks

Fact: Computer grading and grammar checks are here to stay.  Automated scoring or, more accurately, AI (Artificial Intelligence) is and continues to turn language processes into algorithms. How well they […]

Procrastination Podcast

The KUWC invites you to listen to the latest episode in our Effective Writing Podcast series.  Listen to Kurtis Clements as he discusses How Not to Procrastinate. Does anyone else […]

The Serial Comma– Why you need it (most of the time)

Why do we need the serial comma in academic writing? The serial comma is used for clarity.  Clarity is needed in academic and scientific writing. APA 6th Edition Publication Manual […]

APA is Not Formatting (only)

For those of us who have used APA for teaching and tutoring for a long time, we sometimes say or write “APA formatting” when we discuss an assignment that requires […]

Evaluating Academic Resources – Effective Writing Podcast 22

The Kaplan University Writing Center announces –  Episode 22 of the Effective Writing Podcast series is now available. Once again, Kurtis Clements delivers a clear explanation of a key concept. […]

Late Summer Reading!

Continuing a summer tradition here on our KUWC blog, we want to share our summer reading picks with you.   Tell us what you are reading… Nora Ephron – I Remember […]

New! Plagiarism Video Tutorial from the KUWC

I am pleased to present to you…hot off the press… the new plagiarism tutorial video: Avoiding Plagiarism: An Interactive Self Assessment  This video tutorial will soon be in the KUWC resource […]