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Writing on your phone is still, somehow, a chore. Between a cramped keyboard, autocorrect that guesses wrong, and the mental load of trying to stay focused while on the move, sending a polished message takes longer than it should. Voice dictation promised to fix this. But native phone dictation just gives you a raw transcript, full of filler words, false starts, and missing punctuation. Cleaning up your text is just as much work as if you’d typed it manually.

When Dr. Brian Harfe first noticed that AI tools could answer his essay prompts better than most of his students, he did not panic. He redesigned the assignment. That decision, made in a large-enrollment course at the University of Florida, has since become the subject of a peer-reviewed study published in TechTrends in 2026. What started as one professor’s practical response to a fast-moving problem is now a data-backed framework for how institutions can approach AI in student writing.

Key takeaways A salary negotiation email is a written counteroffer sent after receiving a job offer, giving you time to present your case clearly. When writing a salary negotiation email, ground your request in market data and support it with two or three specific, quantifiable accomplishments. Send your email after receiving a formal written offer but before committing, and frame your counter as an invitation to discuss the offer rather than a demand for more money.

Key takeaways A job rejection email reply helps preserve the relationship and shows professionalism, even when the outcome isn’t what you wanted. To reply to a job rejection email, thank the employer, keep your tone professional, and include forward-looking language or an optional feedback request. Send your reply within 24–48 hours, after giving yourself time to process and respond thoughtfully. Including one specific detail from your interview makes your reply more personal and memorable.

Key takeaways An acknowledgment email is a short reply that confirms you’ve received a message and tells the sender what to expect next. The best acknowledgment emails reference the specific message or document, confirm receipt, and include a next step or timeframe so the sender isn’t left guessing. Send one when you can’t reply fully yet but want to avoid the silence that leads to “just checking in” follow-ups. Match your tone to the context.

Key takeaways A sales follow-up email is sent after a call to recap the conversation, add value, and move the deal forward with a clear next step. Every effective sales follow-up email needs a specific subject line, a context-setting opener, a brief recap with added value, and one clear next step. Personalize your sales follow-up email by referencing something specific the prospect said, not just inserting their name into a generic template.

Key takeaways An email blast is a single message sent to a large subscriber list at once, making it ideal for time-sensitive promotions, product launches, and company-wide announcements. Strong email blast copy includes a specific subject line, a clear benefit, and a single call to action that tells readers exactly what to do next. Email blasts work best for broad reach, but skip them when your audience needs personalization, such as onboarding new subscribers or re-engaging lapsed customers.

At Grammarly, we believe that better communication has the power to change lives. That belief lives in our products, our mission, and now, in a new program designed to honor the teachers who bring it into the classroom every day. The Grammarly Educator of the Year Award was built around a simple idea: The students know best. So we let them lead the nominations.

The Trust Question | Part 02 of 02 This is the second post in The Trust Question. The first mapped how institutions are approaching AI and traced how debates that look like technology questions are often trust questions underneath. This post asks what trust actually requires, as a practice, and why the answer depends on who you ask. Research by Yolanda Wiggins, Ph.D., sociologist, former SJSU faculty, and 2025 ASA Public Engagement and Policy Fellow.

The Trust Question | Part 01 of 02 What follows is the first post in The Trust Question, a two-part series examining what higher education is really navigating right now. Drawing on qualitative research with educators and administrators across K-12 and higher education, this post maps how institutions are approaching AI and why those approaches often diverge within the same campus. The thread running through all of them: trust.