Have you visited our university’s newest blog space, The WACademic Blog, yet? Presented by the English and Rhetoric Department and the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) initiative at Purdue University […]
Academic lingo often differs from everyday language. Sometimes scholarly terminology even stumps experienced researchers. Fortunately, anyone can learn unfamiliar words or phrases. Language teachers use an easy acronym: FUMP (School […]
If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. Does your education feel like a chore? Is your degree path arduous and uninspiring? The road we take to […]
If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. While the start of a new year is a common time to consider our academic goals, it is equally […]
If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. At the start of a new year, many of us are thinking about our priorities and our goals for […]
If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. Like a yoga practice or a meditation practice, we can grow our study habits, develop the ability for deep […]
If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. Complex reading, like academic reading, requires greater effort than the reading we do for pleasure. In order to comprehend […]
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Learning requires effort. As I talked about in a previous episode on Using the SQ3R Reading Method, academic […]
With the influx of AI (Artificial Intelligence) -generated programs aiding students in everything from creating an outline to forging a research paper, maintaining academic integrity and writer authenticity is becoming […]
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. LaMont Durstein was excited about his midterm research essay for History 120! This would be his first college […]
