In 1993, I was a graduate student in a Critical Studies Ph.D. program studying independent, avant-garde and feminist film and video, figuring out how to write about them, and thinking about what it ...

The stress and tedium that can be associated with writing is a common subject of social media posting by academics, albeit often in a humorous manner. But, think about non-academics, whose main ...

Critical thinking is a multifarious or compound system of judgments that assists in analyzing information and coming up with substantial conclusions, creating a valuation of what is happening, and ...

Penn is piloting its first writing seminar only for sophomore transfer students this fall, taught by Fayyaz Vellani at Rodin College House. Credit: Anna Vazhaeparambil Penn has launched a new writing ...

In Critical Thinking and Writing, students probe the ways that reading and writing are related at fundamental levels. They consider how writing is an intellectual activity that helps them to interpret ...

Technology provides access to vast information and makes daily life easier. Yet, too much reliance on technology potentially interferes with the acquisition and maintenance of critical thinking skills ...