When Arianah Kagorora Atete sat down to write her essay, she did not set out to win a regional competition. She wanted to understand and answer one question: Why East African countries were tackling ...

A conversation with Chanté Joseph about why straight women are rethinking how much they want to center men in their lives.

JavaScript is a great language. It has a simple syntax, large ecosystem and, what is most important, a great community. At the same time, we all know that JavaScript is quite a funny language with ...

Every year, prospective college students stress over the application essay. They wonder what to write about, how they should write and whether the essay makes a difference. Local college admissions ...

Is critique all we have left?” Eric Fordham posed this intriguing  question in the essay he presented at the Philosophy Discussion Group meeting on March 3, 2026. It’s a topic rarely pondered outside ...

Chanté Joseph on the viral response to her ‘Is it embarrassing to have a boyfriend now?’ essay A few of us at The Boston Globe joke about being on the flashlight team. There’s the Spotlight Team, our ...