Grad students applying for jobs — and their graduate programs — must know themselves, their expectations, and their audiences for the job market to work.
Requirements to submit work to Turnitin are built on a misunderstanding of “originality” in academia. Students must feel trusted & respected, not suspect.
Many writing assignments expect all submitted work to be identical. I want my students’ work to be delicious, and I want to savor each morsel of what I see.
It's tough to help students understand what we mean by “research” — it needs to be actionable (specific) yet transferrable (general). Here’s one solution.